The Great Commandment / Life In The Times of Jesus Christ / Public Domain Movie

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The Great Commandment - complete movie. An intelligent script, a solid cast and well-paced direction all make for an above average production. All of Judea is groaning under Emperor Tiberius and the outrageous taxes that the merciless Roman tetrarch Herod and governor Pontius Pilate are subjecting them to. In a small village near Jerusalem, the fanatic Zealots study their scrolls and predict the coming of a King from the lineage of David, who will save the Jewish nation from the yoke of Roman oppression. However, when news comes from afar that Jesus, the son of a Nazarene carpenter, is being proclaimed the awaited Messiah, the Zealots ridicule the notion. "Can any good come out of Nazareth?" asks head scribe Lamech . The Zealots want a fighting leader, and none more so than young and headstrong Joel who also happens to love the beautiful Tamar and hopes to marry her. His father Lamech, however, has other plans and arranges a marriage between Tamar and Joel's brother Zadok . When the Roman centurion Longinus arrives in the village on the eve of the holy Sabbath to collect the tax, a few of the poorer one attempt to escape and are captured. A disillusioned Joel decides to go to seek the man Jesus and find out for himself if Israel has now got a king. Following her heart, Tamar wants to follow him - but Joel is thinking of greater issues than his own happiness now. He seeks the freedom of his nation. When he finds Jesus, however, he encounters a man preaching a message of peace that is incompatible with the philosophy of violence. Nevertheless, he finds himself drawn to and convinced by this miracle-working Jesus. With a totally new perspective and what constitutes freedom and victory, Joel returns to his village - in time for the wedding feast of Tamar with his brother. Here is the test of his new-found faith in the greatest commandment as taught by Jesus- "Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy mind, and love thy neighbor as thyself....". Especially when his brother Zadok is killed by Longinus. Israel is in uproar over the additional taxes that the Roman Emperor is afflicting the Jews with - none more so that the Zealots, expounders of the Holy Torah. They long for a king to rescue the nation from oppression, and at first the headstrong Joel is convinced that he has found him in Jesus, who is being proclaimed Messiah (Savior). At the cost of his own happiness with beautiful Tamar, he ventures forth to meet this holy man - but he encounters a Messiah of peace instead of war. Along with a dissenting disciple called Judas, Joel still believes that the Zealots can crown Jesus of Nazareth a conquering King. In this historical epic based on true Biblical incidents and characters, the viewer is confronted afresh with the seeming contradiction of the Prince of Peace.

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[nestor19891]

Thank you for posting this informative and persuisive film promoting the proper practices for creating a lively peaceful environment for every worldwide individuality.

[rosaryfilms]

@nestor19891 - you are very welcome -- thank you for watching!

[bestraily101]

VERY inspiring video. Thank you, I learned alot from this.

[rosaryfilms]

@bestraily101 - thank you very much for your comments!

[rhodium69]

This was the first time I ever seen this film, it was moving and I wanted to say thank you for posting this. When you watch this video , it's makes you think of the many people who seek Jesus Christ then, today, tomorrow and forever. Praise to you my lord , my savior Jesus Christ to whom I shall follow for eternity.

[rosaryfilms]

@rhodium69 - thank you for your comments!

[MrAvidajr]

My Grandmother is in this movie, though I met her once I dont remember her clearly ... I remember my step grandmother well she is still alive in Oregon...thanks.

[kianatnt1]

I'm so happy you have this movie here...Goods things are really hard to find, it took me a while to find a movie like this...thank God

[testpretty23]

This movie of is ugly becuz they make him look fruity like a cake

[0Yourself0]

this is the oldest film that i have seen where the text was put right on top of the live action instead of cutting away to a card

[rosaryfilms]

MrAvidajr, thank you for your comments!