Jesus: His Life
Comprehensive retelling of Jesus' life story from a Biblically-accurate perspective. Live-action storytelling interspersed with brief commentary provides context about the world as it was during the early Christian era.
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- History Channel
- Drama, Documentary
- TV-PG
Comprehensive retelling of Jesus' life story from a Biblically-accurate perspective. Live-action storytelling interspersed with brief commentary provides context about the world as it was during the early Christian era.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Joseph: The Nativity
Mon, Mar 25, 2019 85 mins
The story of Jesus's conception, birth, and early life as told through the eyes of his earthly father, Joseph.
Episode 2
John the Baptist: The Mission
Mon, Mar 25, 2019 42 mins
Some thirty years after Jesus is born, his life intersects with that of John the Baptist, a radical preaching in the desert against Judea's rulers, including Herod's son, Herod Antipas. John baptizes Jesus, starting his divine mission, but loses his own life, beheaded in a famous conflict with Herod Antipas's step-daughter, Salome.
Episode 3
Mary: The First Miracles
Mon, Apr 1, 2019 85 mins
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is torn between wanting to protect her son and letting him go to fulfill his sacrificial destiny when the time is right; until Jesus is thirty, only she and Joseph know his mysterious mission. Jesus performs his first public miracle at her request at the Wedding Feast of Cana. But as Jesus' work becomes public, he puts his life--and that of his family--in increasing danger. When Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath in Capernaum, he enrages the authorities and reaches an important crossroad.
Episode 4
Caiaphas: The Raising of Lazarus
Mon, Apr 1, 2019
Episode 5
Judas: The Betrayal
Mon, Apr 8, 2019 42 mins
Judas is known as the devoted disciple who ultimately betrays Jesus. What prompted one of Jesus' closest friends to turn on him remains one of the Bible's great mysteries.
Episode 6
Pilate: The Trial
Mon, Apr 8, 2019 42 mins
Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, has to make a decision about a troublesome preacher called Jesus.
Episode 7
Mary Magdalene: The Crucifixion
Mon, Apr 15, 2019 42 mins
Mary Magdalene witnesses the torment of Jesus' crucifixion at the foot of the cross. But her faith is rewarded the most when she is the first to witness the seemingly unbelievable: His resurrection.
Episode 8
Peter: The Resurrection
Mon, Apr 15, 2019 42 mins
When Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath in Capernaum, he enrages the authorities and reaches an important crossroad.
