Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with “The Chosen” creator and showrunner Dallas Jenkins. Set in the house of Caiaphas, they discuss Dallas’ early failures and the transformative experiences that led him to bring forth the most important story ever told. They discuss proper sacrifice, intention, and offering, the role of the Herald in the modern day, and how to honor Jesus as both God and man.

This episode was filmed on December 10th, 2024.

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| Chapters |

(0:00 ) Coming up
(0:51 ) Intro
(4:09 ) Discussing “The Chosen” in the house of Caiaphas
(6:38 ) “Birthed from failure,” recognizing calling over temptation
(13:20 ) Coming to terms with failure, the feeding of the 5,000
(20:34 ) Then came a miracle
(29:10 ) Realization and proper sacrifice
(34:22 ) The relationship between truth and adventure
(37:37 ) Finding direction without it hinging on the destination
(46:11 ) Dallas’ first project with Jonathan Roumie, why most religious films fail
(51:11 ) Atheism and the belief in evil
(52:02 ) The manifestation of calling, Dostoevsky and the two thieves on the cross
(1:00:59 ) Fleshing out the stories of the Bible
(1:06:00 ) Honoring the text through the adaptation — the fidelity of scripture
(1:07:44 ) “Are you a prophet?”
(1:13:15 ) Working for the right reasons and dispelling with reputation
(1:18:17 ) Proper offering: how a shelved short film led Dallas to Angel Studios
(1:29:30 ) The formality of religion can sometimes distance us from God, “taking Jesus down from the stained glass windows”
(1:30:52 ) Jordan’s thoughts on “The Chosen”
(1:36:23 ) Series have a tendency to wane, why “The Chosen” will only get better



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