Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus (TV 2000)

A serious news documentary examining the authenticity of the events in the life of Jesus

Stars:

Peter Jennings, Jonah Blank, Marcus Borg

Cast

Credited cast:
Peter Jennings	...	Himself (reporter)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jonah Blank	...	Himself
Marcus Borg	...	Himself
John Dominic Crossan	...	Himself
Paula Fredriksen	...	Herself (Scholar)
Robert Funk	...	Himself
Maher M. Hathout	...	Himself
Richard Land	...	Himself
Taigen Dan Leighton	...	Himself
Elizabeth McNamer	...	Herself (Scholar)
Richard Mouw	...	Himself
James Strange	...	Himself
Ben Witherington	...	Himself
N.T. Wright	...	Himself

Storyline

A serious news documentary examining the authenticity of the events in the life of Jesus

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Plot Keywords:

reference to jesus christ | religion | character name in title | character name in title

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

abc news - clips, transcript

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 2000 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Searching for the historical Jesus

Any documentary on a religious subject is bound to stir feelings and misgivings,and The Search For Jesus is no exception. This film does not seek to prove nor disprove the existence of Jesus nor to prove his deity. It does present a fair picture of the historical Jesus and what some people think of him. I did not get the impression that Jennings was biased against Jesus of Galilee. If anything, he struck me as being subtly favourable to the Man. Jennings does not present Jesus as the Messiah nor Savior of the World. He leaves that open to the viewer, which is appropriate for a documentary, especially of this nature. I found The Search For Jesus to be one of the better documentaries on the subject in that it was very informative and did not disrespect nor grossly misrepresent Jesus' mission on Earth. I will venture to say that Christians could be well rewarded for watching TSFJ, and non-believers could very well find as much to savor.

• JKHolman