{"product_id":"the-living-christ-volume-1-4-episode-collection","title":"The Living Christ, Volume 1 (4-Episode Collection)","description":"The life of Jesus is retold in \u003ci\u003eThe Living Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, the first mini-series made for television. Originally airing on NBC in 12 parts, it documents Christ's story from his birth to the resurrection. Stars include Lowell Gilmore (from 1945's \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e) as Pontius Pilate, as well as character actor Lawrence Dobkin and \u003ci\u003eThe Andy Griffith Show\u003c\/i\u003e's Will Wright. Martin Balsam also has a small role as a townsman in one installment. Robert Wilson, an actor who specialized in playing Christ in 1950s television productions, is Jesus. \u003ci\u003eThe Living Christ\u003c\/i\u003e took on a second life of its own when it was frequently re-aired on religious networks after the advent of cable television in the 1980s.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e HOLY NIGHT: \u003c\/b\u003e After his birth is foretold by Isaiah the Prophet, the Christ Child is born to the Virgin Mary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ESCAPE TO EGYPT: \u003c\/b\u003e King Herod decrees that every male child in Bethlehem must be killed. Joseph and Mary escape by taking the baby Jesus to Egypt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e BOYHOOD AND BAPTISM: \u003c\/b\u003e Jesus is taken to Nazareth, where he is bathed in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e MEN OF THE WILDERNESS: \u003c\/b\u003e Jesus spends 40 days and 40 nights fasting in the Judaean Desert.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802335010966,"sku":"089218791696","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218791696.jpg?v=1762193932","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/the-living-christ-volume-1-4-episode-collection","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}