DESCRIPTION:
Jesus: His Life tells the fascinating story of Jesus through the unique perspective of biblical characters who knew Him or impacted His ministry. Each hour-long episode is told from a single characters point of view, sharing eight distinct experiences with Jesus, as well as fascinating new insights into the Gospels and the historical era in which Jesus lived.
The eight characters featured are:
* Joseph
* John the Baptist
* Mary, the mother of Jesus
* The High Priest Caiaphas
* Judas
* Pontius Pilate
* Mary Magdalene
* Peter

This History Channel series weaves together premium dramatic recreation with factual interviews from historians, biblical and religious scholars, and faith leaders from multiple denominations. The episodes capture each characters unique personal connection to Jesus by hearing voice-over narration in their voice that shares their part in His story. Based on rigorous historical research and the latest biblical scholarship, the series has been developed in close consultation with a panel of historians, biblical scholars and faith leaders to ensure accuracy and balance.

Readers will engage more deeply with the story of Jesus with this companion guide. They will discover the faith, power, rejection, and surrender that marked His ministry and relationships, and see Jesus in a whole new way.

KEY SELLING POINTS:
* The series has been produced by NUTOPIA, a television company with offices in the US and UK, best known for creating the mega-doc premium documentary series. Critical successes include the Emmy Award-winning series America The Story of Us for History Channel, Finding Jesus, Faith, Fact, Forgery for CNN, and the Emmy Award-winning PBS series How We Got to Now. Recent projects include docuseries One Strange Rock for National Geographic hosted by Will Smith, Civilizations for BBC and The Great American Read for PBS.

* Jesus: His Life 8-episode series will air every Monday night on the History Channel,
beginning March 25, and the final two episodes will air the Monday before Easter
Sunday