The JESUS Film Project is an organization created in 1981 by

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founder

Bill Bright William R. Bright (October 19, 1921 – July 19, 2003) was an American evangelist. In 1951 at the University of California, Los Angeles he founded Campus Crusade for Christ as a ministry for university students. In 1952 he wrote The Four Spir ...

to distribute the 1979 film, ''

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'', not only in English, but also in many of the world's languages with the stated goal of reaching "every nation, tribe, people and tongue, helping them see and hear the story of Jesus in a language they can understand." The JESUS Film Project is also a member of the

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History

Bright wanted to bring a biblically accurate depiction of the life, ministry, and death of

to the big screen, and in 1978, filming began in the Middle East with British Shakespearean actor

Brian Deacon Brian Deacon (born 13 February 1949) is a British actor, known for portraying Jesus in the 1979 film ''Jesus'', which was made by the evangelical organization the Jesus Film Project. Deacon was chosen for the part out of a field of 900 actors s ...

in the role of Jesus. When the original

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theatrical run of ''Jesus'' ended in 1979, Bright asked Paul Eshleman, who was involved in the production, to head the organization. Eshleman remained in the position until 2004, when Jim Green was named as the organization's executive director. By the end of 2018, the Jesus Film was available in 1,724 languages. and was viewed nearly 375 million times. This has resulted in the JESUS film being recognized by

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as the "Most Translated Film" in history, revealing the seriousness with which the JESUS Film Project takes their objective to share the gospel with people from every nation, tribe, and tongue.

Magdalena: Released from Shame

In 2007, the project released the movie ''Magdalena: Released from Shame'', which utilized footage from the project's 1979 film ''Jesus''. The movie told the story of Jesus as seen through the eyes of four different women, the

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, Mary Magdalene, the

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, and

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. Critical reception for the movie was positive and the film is heavily utilized in missionary work. It is now available in 200 languages.

Rivka

The Jesus Film Project released three additional films in 2011: ''Rivka'' a 12 episode series, ''Walking with Jesus'', a 5 episode series “produced by Africans for Africans,” and an animation ''My Last Day''.Stewart M. Hoover, Nabil Echchaibi ''Media and Religion: The Global View'' p 147 ... a five-part series called Walking with Jesus, “produced by Africans for Africans,” helps viewers understand the ... My Last Day was conceived to reach a younger audience since its animé style “visually translates” the Jesus film .

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.jesusfilm.org Evangelical parachurch organizations Christian organizations established in 1981

History

Magdalena: Released from Shame

Rivka

See also

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