Great reaction as always. Thank you for reacting to this show. I really appreciate your observations. EASTER EGG 🐣 #1 QUINTUS: Have you ever been to the Far East? JESUS: I've *received* visitors from the Far East (as in the Wise Men who brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh). EASTER EGG 🐣 #2 QUINTUS: Oh, Jesus of Nazareth, I really like you! Just don't make me kill you. JESUS: I won't make you do anything. But my father, on the other hand... (alluding to his eventual crucifixion). This episode was just soooo GOOD.
Hey thanks for the comment Crystal, you caught those Easter eggs, awesome! I really enjoy the way those writers connect the past to the present. I must say the first one didn't register with me because they said the "Far" east, which would be where I live in Japan, along with China, Korea, etc. The gospel of Matthew says "Magi from the east" came to Jesus, but Magi were diviners and astrologers who served Babylonian and Persian kings historically. And east of Israel is modern day Iraq (Babylon) and Iran (Persia). The second Easter egg I got, oh yeah. Thanks again always and stay tuned!
I don’t have a problem with the modern sayings since I pretty sure that they had their own modern first century saying which we in this age probably wouldn’t get. The Chosen has been translated into 50 languages so far and this is one of the things they have to adjust when doing it because some of the sayings we might have don’t exactly translate well in other languages.
Hey thanks for the comment anme! Yeah, that's a good point, I mostly agree with you. I think we do need to be careful also: there's a line between translating something to better fit our understanding, and watering scripture down to fit our culture. The Chosen has not done the latter so much as I'm seeing so far, thank God, but it's a fine line that Bible translators often balance. Thanks again!
@ I understand, but I wasn’t exactly talking about the translations of the Bible parts but rather translating the modern day sayings from English into other languages and the jokes that Americans may get that other cultures wouldn’t. Forgot to mention before, I enjoy your reviews of the Chosen.
Oh yeah, gotcha, yeah I must admit it does make me comfortable watching the show with a few zingers LOL. And thanks for saying so, sorry TH-cam has a limit to how many times they want to alert me to a new comment so I didnt see this, but its greatly appreciated, bless you!
Greetings from Tokyo! Thanks for the comment, and I have plans to visit Berlin's Pergamon Museum (some biblical artifacts there). You son is here? Awesome! My church is at Seiseki Sakuragaoka station, tell him to find me on Instagram - Ellis Gandy
I think if Jesus was tempted in all ways as we are, then he would have had to consider His words before He spoke them, as we do. Not that His words were not directly from God, but that in His humanness He could have have said things in different ways - Just like if He said "Excuse me", or "pass the bread" He could have been tempted to be rude instead of polite. That doesn't really explain what I mean, but the mystery of the incarnation will always be somewhat a mystery to us.
Hey thanks for the comment! Yeah that is a nice point of view there, in our humanity we have free will to speak however we want which means that there is temptation in that as well, interesting observation. There were also definitely times when scripture says that 'Jesus, full of the spirit, said' or 'shouted' so and so, which shows that at some points the Holy Spirit took over and directly spoke what He wanted to, but then again there were moments when Jesus "marveled" at something that seemed surprising to him (centurion's faith for example). so yeah I agree it remains a blessed mystery, one that I think we're meant to ponder and discuss for ages, and keeps our mind's on Christ. Thanks again for the insightful comment!
Great reaction as always. Thank you for reacting to this show. I really appreciate your observations.
EASTER EGG 🐣 #1
QUINTUS: Have you ever been to the Far East?
JESUS: I've *received* visitors from the Far East (as in the Wise Men who brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh).
EASTER EGG 🐣 #2
QUINTUS: Oh, Jesus of Nazareth, I really like you! Just don't make me kill you.
JESUS: I won't make you do anything. But my father, on the other hand... (alluding to his eventual crucifixion).
This episode was just soooo GOOD.
Hey thanks for the comment Crystal, you caught those Easter eggs, awesome! I really enjoy the way those writers connect the past to the present. I must say the first one didn't register with me because they said the "Far" east, which would be where I live in Japan, along with China, Korea, etc. The gospel of Matthew says "Magi from the east" came to Jesus, but Magi were diviners and astrologers who served Babylonian and Persian kings historically. And east of Israel is modern day Iraq (Babylon) and Iran (Persia).
The second Easter egg I got, oh yeah. Thanks again always and stay tuned!
I don’t have a problem with the modern sayings since I pretty sure that they had their own modern first century saying which we in this age probably wouldn’t get. The Chosen has been translated into 50 languages so far and this is one of the things they have to adjust when doing it because some of the sayings we might have don’t exactly translate well in other languages.
Hey thanks for the comment anme! Yeah, that's a good point, I mostly agree with you. I think we do need to be careful also: there's a line between translating something to better fit our understanding, and watering scripture down to fit our culture. The Chosen has not done the latter so much as I'm seeing so far, thank God, but it's a fine line that Bible translators often balance. Thanks again!
@ I understand, but I wasn’t exactly talking about the translations of the Bible parts but rather translating the modern day sayings from English into other languages and the jokes that Americans may get that other cultures wouldn’t. Forgot to mention before, I enjoy your reviews of the Chosen.
Oh yeah, gotcha, yeah I must admit it does make me comfortable watching the show with a few zingers LOL. And thanks for saying so, sorry TH-cam has a limit to how many times they want to alert me to a new comment so I didnt see this, but its greatly appreciated, bless you!
I am from Germany... My son live in Tokio... Where ist your Church in Japan... Greetings von Germany....
Greetings from Tokyo! Thanks for the comment, and I have plans to visit Berlin's Pergamon Museum (some biblical artifacts there). You son is here? Awesome! My church is at Seiseki Sakuragaoka station, tell him to find me on Instagram - Ellis Gandy
I think if Jesus was tempted in all ways as we are, then he would have had to consider His words before He spoke them, as we do. Not that His words were not directly from God, but that in His humanness He could have have said things in different ways - Just like if He said "Excuse me", or "pass the bread" He could have been tempted to be rude instead of polite. That doesn't really explain what I mean, but the mystery of the incarnation will always be somewhat a mystery to us.
Hey thanks for the comment! Yeah that is a nice point of view there, in our humanity we have free will to speak however we want which means that there is temptation in that as well, interesting observation. There were also definitely times when scripture says that 'Jesus, full of the spirit, said' or 'shouted' so and so, which shows that at some points the Holy Spirit took over and directly spoke what He wanted to, but then again there were moments when Jesus "marveled" at something that seemed surprising to him (centurion's faith for example). so yeah I agree it remains a blessed mystery, one that I think we're meant to ponder and discuss for ages, and keeps our mind's on Christ. Thanks again for the insightful comment!