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Sight & Sound Theatres Offers 'Jesus' Production for Free Easter Weekend Viewing

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Same as this popular deal from last year. Sight and Sound Theatre are offering a free three-day streaming of the "JESUS" theatrical production

Full disclosure and a trigger warning for the antitheists among us, this is a theatre production about Jesus if that's not your thing feel free to move along.

That being said for anyone else this is actually a pretty good watch, I was pleasantly surprised with the quality when I originally watched it and have happily watched it again. Suitable for all ages, it's a live theatrical performance of the story of Jesus with a brief Christian message at the end.

Here is the trailer for anyone interested.

And now for some cut and paste.

“Sight and Sound’s ‘Jesus’ show premiered 2018 and ran for two years, and the way it was produced was so cinematic in nature with the 300-foot wrap-around stage that it adapted perfectly to the screen,” Enck told The Christian Post. “When we saw it on the screen as a finished product, we were blown away by it. We’re so passionate about it because this story needs to be out there, told in this fresh new way.”

Over a million people have watched the live performance of “Jesus” at Sight & Sound’s theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Katie Miller, corporate communications manager at Sight & Sound told CP that the production takes a "very personal approach to the Jesus story.”

“We meet so many characters and learn the story of who they were both before and after they encounter Jesus," she said. “After watching the show, so many people came to us and said, ‘That’s my story. That’s how Jesus rescued me.' Act One is about individual rescues from the Bible; Act Two is about our rescue.

"I think that's one of the most inspiring and unexpected things that came out of that show. People saw themselves in the characters and in the way that Jesus was meeting every single person, right where they were at, and bringing to them what they needed to be rescued.”

The event also dramatizes inspirational moments from Jesus’ life, from challenging the Pharisees to healing the sick and hurting. According to Enck, the writers wanted to highlight Jesus' humanity and ability to connect with those of every walk of life.

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    • -6

      What ‘fiction’? the one where most of the world celebrates the factual death and resurrection of Jesus and gets public holidays because of it?

      • +4

        The crucifixion of Jesus stands as one of the most indisputable events in history, acknowledged even by some atheist and agnostic scholars. However, when it comes to the resurrection, Christians often present it as the most compelling explanation for the events that followed. Bart Ehrman, an atheist/agnostic scholar, acknowledges that the disciples genuinely believed in Jesus's resurrection. Nevertheless, as an atheist/agnostic, he rejects the notion of resurrection and instead suggests alternative ideas, such as the disciples experiencing visions. However, this explanation falls short, especially considering individuals like Paul, who would not have been predisposed to such visions. Additionally, I've heard atheists propose that something significant occurred, though they cannot pinpoint what exactly transpired, and they refuse to accept it as a resurrection. Hence, they seek natural explanations to account for the historical events post-crucifixion.

        • The crucifixion of Jesus stands as one of the most indisputable events in history,

          what? that's a bit of an exaggeration. Have you got a death certificate with crucifixion staged as cause of death?

          There's not on shred (or shroud) of reliable evidence, let alone indisputable evidence that the troublemaker called Jesus was crucified 2000 odd years ago.

          His sounded like he was a good bloke and I agree with most of what he purportedly said. Vut indisputable events, please, we don't even know the year when he was born or died.

          but happy Easter!

          • @M00Cow: Gerd Ludemann is a German New Testament scholar, historian, and atheist

            ​It may be taken as historically certain that Peter and the disciples had experiences after Jesus’s death in which Jesus appeared to them as the risen Christ

            Gerd Lüdemann, What Really Happened to Jesus?, trans. John Bowden (Louisville, Kent.: Westminster John Knox Press, 1995) p. 80

            • +1

              @gto21:

              ​It may be taken as historically certain that Peter and the disciples had experiences after Jesus’s death in which Jesus appeared to them as the risen Christ

              Terrible.

            • +4

              @gto21: scholarly proposition isn't evidence.

              What evidence that Peter and the disciples even existed let alone had experiences?

              I have no qualms with you chatting about your beliefs, but claims that events around Jesus are indisputable or a historical cert, is 100% inaccurate. There isn't any first hand accounts. There isn't any documents or other evidence. There's no concrete evidence when Jesus was born or died. Plenty of speculation, but it's just that, speculation.

              Again Happy Easter, hope you and your family have a peaceful one.

          • +4

            @M00Cow: There are multiple ancient non-Christian attestations to the historicity of the life and crucifixion of Christ. Josephus and Tacitus, for starters. Truly, there are literally no reputable historians who deny this anymore.

            • +1

              @Ford Prefect: where are the attestations of Josephus and Tacitus?

              there are literally no reputable historians who deny this anymore.

              how could you be a reputable historian, and claim something with no actual evidence considered such things as "indisputable events".

              WW1 & 2, titanic sinking, rockets going into space, Queen Elizabeth II's rein, Sydney Harbour Bridge being built. They're more like your indisputable events.

              • +1

                @M00Cow: Historian Gerd Ludemann (atheist) finds that “Jesus’ death as a consequence of crucifixion is indisputable”

                Ludemann, Gerd. 2004. The Resurrection of Christ: A Historical Inquiry. New York: Prometheus Books. p. 50.

                • @gto21: that's one person. irrelevant that he's an atheist. A true historian can distinguish between fact (something that is provable) vs hypothesis or speculation.

                  Gerd sounds like he's passing off his hypothesis as fact.

                  • +2

                    @M00Cow: If I were to quote a Christian, you might argue bias. However, I can quote atheist and agnostic scholars, those who are liberal and critical. Even they acknowledge it. So, if your concern is about relying on just one person's perspective, here's another example:

                    Bart Ehrman (agnostic) is the Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . About the resurrection of Jesus, he wrote:

                    Historians, of course, have no difficulty speaking about the belief in the resurrection of Jesus, since this is a matter of public record. It is a historical fact that some of Jesus’ followers came to believe that he had been raised from the dead soon after his execution. We know some of these believers by name; one of them, the Apostle Paul, claims quite plainly to have seen Jesus alive after his death. Thus, for the historian, Christianity begins after the death of Jesus, not with the resurrection itself, but with the belief in the resurrection.

                    Bart Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, 2004) p. 234

                    • @gto21: But you still haven't come up with any evidence of your claim

                      The crucifixion of Jesus stands as one of the most indisputable events in history,

                      Personally I think it likely happened, but it's in no way one of the most indisputable events in history, There is no written eyewitness accounts, no documents showing it happened. No original writings from around the time. So that makes it very disputable. The main two accounts used as evidence that of are the writings of Josephus and Tacitus. Now firstly they weren't of the time of Jesus, so everything they wrote is a secondary source, which immediately rules out their writings as indisputable.. Secondly nome of their original manuscripts survived. The oldest of both are copies written around 800yr after the original. They are copies of translations of copies of translations of copies.

                      Again I'm not questioning your religion or your beliefs. But I am questioning your absurd claim that The crucifixion of Jesus stands as one of the most indisputable events in history. because that simply isn't true. Faith != Fact.

                      But again happy Easter to you & your family.

                      • @M00Cow: Even Bart Ehrman, an agnostic and an expert on textual criticism, says we can reconstruct the original manuscript. He also stated that no core doctrine in Christianity has been changed.

              • +2

                @M00Cow: Look, it's not incumbent on me to provide you with a detailed history lesson. I've just named two ancient sources that confirm the truth of Christ's life and crucifixion, and if you genuinely wanted that confirmed then a cursory Google search would do that for you in seconds.

                But do you? Are you genuinely interested in the truth, or do you just prefer the comfort of the ignorance you've openly displayed?

                I'll tell you what; if I've got you wrong, and you are indeed on a truth-quest, then maybe you'll be interested in this, which will be my final contribution to this discussion:

                Have you heard of Sir Lionel Luckhoo? You’ll find him in the Guiness Book of Records under ‘most successful lawyer’ because, as a defence attorney, he won 245 consecutive murder trials. TWO-HUNDRED-AND-FORTY-FIVE! In a row! What kind of skill do you need to achieve that level of success? I mean, surely the defendants couldn't have possibly all been innocent, could they? Just imagine the tremendous analytical powers required to achieve that. When prosecutors presented what appeared to be an air-tight case against his client, he was able to find the flaws. He knew where to look and what to ask to make a case fall apart. He knew what constitutes reliable, convincing and irrefutable evidence.

                Sir Lionel Luckhoo was an atheist. Until, one day, he was challenged to take his legal powers-of-analysis, and investigate the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He spent years studying the evidence and the historical record.

                And his conclusion?

                Quote:

                “I have spent more than forty-two years as a defence trial lawyer in many parts of the world.

                I say unequivocally the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ is so overwhelming that it compels acceptance by proof which leaves absolutely no room for doubt.”

                The truth is, there is an extraordinary amount of evidence that testifies to the truth of the resurrection. Now, you can continue to dismiss Christ as a myth, or you can research some of the evidence and see where it leads you. All I'd say is, given there is the potential for there to be A LOT at stake, I believe we owe it to ourselves to make an educated decision on the matter, rather than an ignorant one.

                But the choice is yours.

                • +3

                  @Ford Prefect: you've name two ancient "sources", who didn't live during the purported time of Jesus. Neither original writings still exists, just re-authored and translated versions.

                  good old Jospehus' Testimonium. there's so many varied version and the oldest is from 11c AD. To counter your argument, most historians & scholars agree that the part Jesus being around and executed is questionable in its original authenticity.

                  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_on_Jesus#

                  Tacitus, again no original manuscript survives. The OTOH did mention that Jesus was given the death penalty. But he wrote that about 100yrs after the event.

                  If you bothered reading this thread, you'd see I'm not questioning the existence of Jesus or even whether he was crucified..I was and still are dispute the claim

                  The crucifixion of Jesus stands as one of the most indisputable events in history,

                  is anything but complete rubbish.

                  It probably happened, but it's certainly not indisputable. .

                  Anyway happy Easter!

        • +2

          The crucifixion of Jesus stands as one of the most indisputable events in history, acknowledged even by some atheist and agnostic scholars

          Even some? Sounds pretty disputable then.

          • +3

            @Randolph Duke: You can find some scholars who claim that Jesus never existed. However, their views are generally not taken seriously by most scholars, including atheists and agnostics.

            • @gto21: I never said I didn’t believe Jesus ever existed as a person.

              • +1

                @Randolph Duke: I didn't mean you specifically, but you might encounter some who go to that extreme.

      • +2

        Factual death and resurrection? You people are literally living in a fantasy land. Scary you can vote.

        • -2

          Should atheist and agnostic scholars/historians who believe in the historical fact of the crucifixion be disqualified from voting?

        • -5

          Yet you walk around lauding that the universe was created from nothing and so was human life as if you're some hyper-intelligent individual that has everything figured out.

          Sit down and be respectful champ, your parents should have taught you some manners.

          • +3

            @thewiseone: Seems you are quite sensitive to criticism of your religion. Your parents should have taught you some critical thinking.

    • -5

      At least its better than the terrorist religion.

      • +1

        that'd be the Catholics.

        • You mean irish?

          • +3

            @mrvaluepack: along with the Spanish, most of South America and a good chunk of Africa.

            There's certainly been a lot of unchristian deeds done in the Lord's name.

            • +1

              @M00Cow: But I believe there have been more so happening with Allah's name in recent times.

      • better than the terrorist religion? How can a terrorist religion be better than a terrorist religion…

        • Religion most associated with terrorists. You know what it means ;)

          • +1

            @gto21: let he who is without send cast the first stone.

            https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Rising

            Did you know that Mohammed held Jesus in high esteem and those who follow him think of him as a great prophet?

            I would says that especially this weekend you'd be a bit.more Christ-like.rather then casting stones towards fellow believers.

            • @M00Cow:

              https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Rising

              Bringing up events 107 years ago… Lol

              I would says that especially this weekend you'd be a bit.more Christ-like.rather then casting stones towards fellow believers.

              You should tell that to the muslim terrorists in russia during Ramadan.

              • @mrvaluepack:

                Bringing up events 107 years ago… Lol

                well they started it bringing up possible events from 2000yra ago…Lol

                You should tell that to the muslim terrorists in russia during Ramadan.

                who knows what their motives were. But it's a bit rich any self respecting Christian condemning a billion+ people of another religion because of the action of a few followers of that religion. Maybe read your gospels champ, Plenty of good advice in there.y next favourite after "let he who is without sin cast the first stone". Is "Love on another as I have loved you".

                Don't forget Yehway, Jehovah, Allah are all the same God.. So you shouldn't be dissing your fellow followers or that cranky old testament god might just smite your bum.

                Read your gospels. Remember how early in good friday how Peter went off his nut and took off the Roman Soldiers ear? Did Jesus say "Good on mate, keep up attacking my perceived enemies!"?? Nope he admonished Peter for being aggressive and told him to preach love, not hate. You probably shouldn't be preaching hatred towards your fellow believers of the same god if you think of yourself as a Christian. Jesus didn't and by definition a Christian is "Christ-like"

  • +15

    “People saw themselves in the characters” - yesterday I felt closer to Jesus.

    I forgot to get booze in ahead of time so spent Good Friday accidentally sober. Now I understand the suffering Jesus went through, although I think most would agree mine was much worse.

    • +9

      Sending thoughts and prayers

    • +1

      Jesus died for your sins, and now you've disappointed him.

      He invented yeast & sugar so you to could turn water into wine. You'd better be making up for it today or he's smite your sober ar$e.

      • +1

        Thanks for the kind words. It has been a difficult period but I will repent my sobriety today with large quantities of cheap wine.

        Then, as is tradition, I will be too drunk to remember going to bed and wake up with one shoe on.

    • +1

      Jesus could turn water into wine, the ultimate OzBargainer

  • -7

    وتذكر أن الله سيعود ويضرب كل من ضل عن سبيله. يحول الذين رجعوا إلى رماد هكذا هو حبه!!!

    • +8

      I google translated it:
      And remember that God will return and strike everyone who strays from His path. He turns those who returned to ashes, such is His love!!!

      Makes him sound a bit like an abuser if I’m honest.

      • +2

        And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.
        And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
        ..Praise be Jackson..

        • +1

          not very Christ-like.

  • +8

    Sees deal
    Sighs - Opens comments

  • +1

    Epic stage production cheers op!

  • -5

    Propaganda is always free

    • +4

      this propaganda normally costs around $15USD though.

    • Member since 08 and zero bargains posted? Jog on champ 🙏

  • +1

    Not enough CGI

  • +7

    i'm non religious but apparently it does normally cost $$.
    so it's a genuine bargain..
    sent it to my mumma..
    she'll prob have it on repeat in the bg this weekend..
    oh wait.. forgot i'm heading over to hers..
    what have i done.
    jesus help me.

    • +2

      Jesus turned water into wine for this very reason.
      Sue to a prior engagement he mightn't be able to personally help you this weekend, but Uncle Dan can.

      • +1

        if uncle dan can't, I will remember that cows turn grass into magic-mushrooms.. thanks MooCow.

        • +1

          Amen brother. God's own creation, likely created on that first Saturday, hence the rest requirements of Sunday.

  • +2

    thank God for this deal and thanks OP for posting it

  • -8

    Maybe better to look at the real killing of Palestinians at Easter while they starve or shot at while waiting for food, instead of this. You would get a much better moral message at the end.

    • +3

      Hamas was offered a ceasefire in exchange for hostages during Ramadan, but they did not accept. Additionally, Hamas has been committing acts of sexual violence against them.

      • +2

        I do not excuse what Hamas is doing or did. But it doesnt mean Israelis can just start shooting or staving Palestinians for their own pleasure. Seeing young Israelis actively prevent aid from reaching kids, and thinking thats ok. Again, the Easter message has got a bit lost.

        • +2

          Hamas have declared that events like the one on October 7 will occur repeatedly. Sadly, casualties are inevitable in war. Gaza is densely populated, and Hamas exploits Palestinians as human shields.

          • +1

            @gto21: And Israelis have declared that events like bulldozing Palestinian houses and taking their land will occur repeatedly. Its still doesnt excuse senseless starvation and killing of innocent people at Easter. With all the technology and freedoms they have compared to Palestinians, they should be better than this.

            • -1

              @bigmudcake: Provide the source of Israel's claim?

              Are you suggesting that they give up on the hostages who are still captive and allow their captors to continue subjecting them to sexual violence?

              • @gto21: Umm where did I say I would suggest Israel should give up on the hostages and allow captors to do horrible things. They need to be brought to justice and hostages freed. Again. it doesnt excuse the abuses and horrible things the Israelis are doing to innocent Palestinians. Again, the Easter message is getting lost.

                As for the taking of land -
                Jewish settlers set their sights on Gaza beachfront
                Israel declared 800 hectares of land in the West Bank as property of the state

                The sad bit is, that Israeli troops have killed hostages including ones that were waving white flag in their brutal takeover of Palestinian lands. Again, the Easter message is getting a bit lost.

                • @bigmudcake: Your first link: "…For some on Israel's far-right…" Should I keep reading? Did you read it before sending it?

                  If you're not against it. That's the only solution as Hamas so far is unwilling to release them.

                  • -1

                    @gto21: I dont see other Israelis protesting about taking of land. I am only against people doing horrible things to innocent people, whoever they are. So you see wiping out all Palestinians in the most horrible way the only solution. Again, Easter message is getting a bit lost.

                    And this
                    Israeli protesters block Gaza aid trucks and hold dance parties on border

                    • -1

                      @bigmudcake: You can find Jews protesting, like asking for a ceasefire. There are far-left Jews, far-right Jews, and others in the middle. I never kill all of them. Considering the current casualty ratio, it does not seem like Israel wants to kill all of them. They have a ratio similar to other wars. It's also a highly dense population, and Hamas uses them as human shields. At the same time, you can't allow Oct 7 to happen again. You can't let terrorists keep your people hostage and rape them. If Hamas had the ability, they wouldn't care how many civilians die in the war.

                      From the website you provided: https://metro.co.uk/video/moment-aid-truck-finally-enters-ga…

            • -2

              @bigmudcake:

              at Easter

              Why would a Jew or a Muslim recognise a Christian festival? That would be like if Japan and China had a cease fire during their many wars to observe Ramadan. This argument makes absolutely no sense…

          • @gto21: We are way beyond this perspective.

            Israel committing genocide is grotesque no matter the provocation.

        • +1

          Jews don’t celebrate easter or believe in the resurrection

          • @0jay: This is true, but Jesus was a Jew, and its more about the Easter message and what it means. Which is what the film is about.

            • +1

              @bigmudcake: That’s fine but the easter message is not for jews, nor do they see value in it.

              Further to that, what the Israeli gvt is doing and even the settler terrorists and fanatical aid disrupters have nothing to do with judaism as such. They are state actors and servants of the state and conflating this into a religious conflict is hugely problematic.

      • -1

        Since you like history, could you tell us for the past 100 years, how many Israelis & Pakistani have been kills and forced out of their homeland by each other?

        What's the exchange rate (1 death of Israeli vs n Pakistani needed to be justified) that the revenge is acceptable?

        • -1

          Pakistan is not "directly" involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

          • @gto21: I did want to type Palestinian but auto spelling got it, twice, the 3rd time lucky.

            So Since you like history, could you tell us for the past 100 years, how many Israelis & Palestinian have been kills and forced out of their homeland by each other?

            What's the exchange rate (1 death of Israeli vs n Palestinian needed to be justified) that the revenge is acceptable?

            • -2

              @Jamesx: I need to double-check when and how many Jews had to move their homes for the two-state solution. However, Hamas does not want a two-state solution. I don't think war is usually based on the proportionality of how many people the terrorists killed and raped from October 7 until today.

              • @gto21: So, kill them all would be acceptable outcome?

                • @Jamesx: If all of them were killed, the ratio would be much higher than it is now. The current ratio is similar to that of other wars. There should be an investigation if the ratio would indeed be much higher. Keep in mind that Hamas uses civilians as human shields, and it's a densely populated area.

                  • @gto21: just wow. You talk about human life as a "ratio". If a mass murder is committed in Israel by an Israeli or group of Israeli's, they dont wipe out a whole city or area of people to bring him or the group down. Innocent killings are never justified.

                    • +1

                      @bigmudcake: Maybe you should read the post they're responding to and think about what "exchange rate" means.

                    • +1

                      @bigmudcake: The word "ratio" is commonly used in those discussions. I've even heard pro-Palestinians use ratios too, although he misinterpreted an article and provided an incorrect ratio. It's merely a term; feel free to use a different one if you prefer.

              • @gto21: Mass amnesia in this group. Its like no events took place before Oct 7.
                Palestinian Christians and Muslims have been living under occupation for 70 years. If you don't care about the Muslim Palestinians, at least help the Christian ones out.

                • @eman resu: Before October 7th, during the 7th century, someone advocated for the killing of Jews. Hamas and other groups often cite that hadith to justify killing Jews. Hamas has killed them, taken hostages, and raped them. Hamas did not accept a ceasefire during Ramadan and to release the hostages. I stand with the minority of Palestinians who do not support Hamas on this issue, whether they are Muslim, Christian, Atheist, etc. Those who voted for Hamas and the majority currently supporting Hamas will very likely learn the hard way that Hamas is not good for them.

            • -1

              @Jamesx: Your phone changed "Palestinian" to "Pakistani." Did it happen twice? That's highly unlikely. It seems like you're confusing the two.

              • @gto21: I'm not confused but even I'm confused, you'd know I'm talking about the occupied and occupier war. Any you know it, so petty

              • @gto21:

                Did it happen twice? That's highly unlikely.

                Is it?
                My autocorrect consistently gets words wrong all the time.

                But feel free to post your study of autocorrect accuracy rates, I'm happy to be… corrected! (boom! boom!)

                • @1st-Amendment: I wrote "highly unlikely," which implies that I may be wrong, leaving room for the possibility of it happening. Based on anecdotal experience, I still maintain that it's highly unlikely. I don't know what device he is using or what he typed.

                  You probably need another autocorrect. 😕

            • +1

              @Jamesx:

              What's the exchange rate (1 death of Israeli vs n Palestinian needed to be justified) that the revenge is acceptable?

              Strange way to think about war.

    • -1

      Maybe better to look at the real killing of Palestinians at Easter

      You know that Jews do not celebrate Easter yeah? Bit of a weird thing to say if you did…

      • Jesus is a Jew originally, but its more the irony that we seek the Easter "message" and ignore whats happening.

        • but its more the irony that we seek the Easter "message" and ignore whats happening.

          Who's ignoring it? It's in the news every day… and you just raised it here for no reason. It's the opposite of ignoring, it's shouting about it even when it's not on topic…

  • +2

    even the haters gotta admit they'd love to drop acid and watch this live.

    • +2

      I want to go back to Las Vegas and do that or shrooms and watch the Beatles Love show.

      • +1

        Both of those ideas sound….amazing.

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