Testament

Testament brings the narrative of the early gospel movement to life right before your eyes, in a modern context. Not cheesy, but faithful to the sacred text in its message in many ways. It's well done, I anticipate the new releases every week. One of the best things I enjoy is seeing the humanity of those who are heroes of the faith. We see their doubts, their emotions, relational tension between them and with family members. Even the fact that they had family members and lived in a complicated in between world adds to the dynamics. Intensity, joy, surprise, sorrow... you see a full range of emotions and I felt that I could relate to the characters.

If there's anything that is needed at this junction ,is alot of God. The Testament brings believers and nonbelievers together in this Series and quite frankly even in real life. The actors are well-versed and very strong in their adaptation of God's world and word, which is filmed in London. It is set in today's time with clothes, cars, language and concerns from now. But, what they've managed to do is keep Jesus and God's words and actions as they are in the Bible. Solid script with great actors and actresses written and directed by Paul Syrstad. Episode one will have you hooked!

I love The Chosen's version of the life of Christ. This modern day version of Acts allows us to see what it could have been like after he ascended into Heaven for the apostles and other followers if it happened today. The actor playing Saul makes it understandable as to how his conversation to Christianity drove him to be so dedicated to spreading the gospel as he was just as driven to stop it in it's tracks. I can hardly wait to see Saul become Paul. It will be powerful.

I have always been confused by the book of Acts and didnt know the story well. Testament helped me understand it so much more and brought it to life. I love how its set in modern day. Seeing it set in sort of a dystopian setting , people having modern day looks and names. Definitely helped it be more relatable to me.

Never imagined that a show like this could exist but here we are. I've always loved movies and shows with themes of political rebellion and survival set in a dystopian future. It reminds me of The Divergent Series or The Hunger Games but adding in the familiarity of scripture. The way the writers reimagined the book of acts felt completely fresh to me and I never felt bored or that it was predictable even though I have read the book that inspired it. It challenged my assumptions about what it must have been like on the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit fell upon the church. It also challenged my assumptions about who these early Christians were as people and how they related to each other. The acting is also excellent. Well done to the creators. I'm truly looking forward to each episode.