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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Details the events leading up to the crucifixion of one of the most influential men in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God. Killing Jesus takes readers inside Jesus's life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable - and changed the...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of an itinerant Jewish healer and preacher, who went from hero to victim in a single week, 2000 years ago, and ended up dead on a cross. Hugh Bonneville sets out to discover why that one execution had such seismic, lasting and global impact, for better and for worse.
6) Risen
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.
Author
Publisher
The Good Book Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A very long time ago, right here in this world, there was a garden. In the garden, everything was wonderful. The world was full of laughing and playing and smiling and fun. There was nothing bad, ever. There was no one sad, ever. But then, one day . . . Read the amazing story of the whole Bible, why Jesus died and rose again, and how you can be part of the story.
9) Son of God
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The story of Jesus' life brought to audiences through compelling cinematic storytelling that is both powerful and inspirational. Told with the scope and scale of an action epic, the film features powerful performances, exotic locales, dazzling visual effects and a rich orchestral score from Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer. Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado portrays the role of Jesus as the film spans from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion...
11) Cross
Author
Series
Jack Taylor series volume 6
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A graphic novel retelling of Jesus Christ's descent into Hell between the crucifixion and resurrection"--
"Over the thousands of years since Christs Crucifixion, the original gospels detailing his life and death have been edited, sanded down, and molded into the tale millions of people know by heart today. But what if that first fevered, dreamlike writing about this moment of profound historical upheaval were to be resurrected itself, brought back...
Author
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Everything that can be known about God is in some way present at the cross. The cross of Christ is the wood between the worlds. There is the world that was and the world to come, and in between those two worlds is the wood upon which the Son of God was hung. As in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia, the wood between the worlds is a portal. In this world of sin and death we do not despair because we believe there is a portal that will transport us to...
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Savior-Animation is based on Savo's Productions' live-action movie of the same title. This animated film traces the life of Jesus from His birth, ministry with the apostles, trial before Pilate, crucifixion, death, and resurrection. The film uses hand-drawn characters, digitally animated and set within live backgrounds from The Savior movie. An instrumental soundtrack complements this visually distinctive production. Scripturally accurate The...
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