STORY OF JESUS - STORY OF JESUS (DOUBLE DISC) NELSON LEIGH IN SOUTH AFRICA

Title: Story Of Jesus (Double Disc) Starring: Nelson Leigh Synopsis: This inspirational series chronicles the monumental events in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, from his miraculous birth in a Bethlehem stable to his crucifixion on top Calvary and glorious resurrection.Nelson Leigh mesmerizing Christ whose devout followers andastonishing healing powers are eventually deemed a threat to the reigning Pharisees and their cruel Roman overseers, faithfully reproducing the events of The New Testament.Director Edward Dew's adaptation of the greatest story ever told is more compelling, human and intimate than many of the ambitious big screen versions of Christ's incarnation.This enlightening epic opens with the miraculous births of John the Baptist and Jesus, tracing Jesus, youth and the early days of his ministry.After John is executed, Jesus embarks on a mission to recruit disciples to help him spread the gospel of the loving God.Followed by Christ's extraordinary tale recounts the turbulent days of the Sermon on the Mount, the resurrection of Lazarus and the growing conspiracy against him by the resentful Pharisees as he makes his triumphant entry into Jerusalem.Then followed when Pharisees pay Judas to betray his Master. After being arrested in the garden of Gesthemane, Jesus is tried by a reluctant Pontius Pilate, convicted andcrucified.In three days he rises miraculously from the dead and ascends into heaven in glory.