The Jesus Series DVD Read and Share Bible review

I had an opportunity to review the Jesus Series of Life and Miracles Read and Share Bible DVD from Thomas Nelson. They sent me a complimentary dvd to watch. This dvd was 30 minutes long and followed Jesus on his ministry along the shores of Lake Galilee and Nazareth.

My three oldest children, ages 4-8, watched this along with me. While I think they a good job on the animation, I was a little disappointed by the briefness of the stories they told. They did not go in detail, but instead just briefly touched on the different stories. My kids were familiar with most of the stories, but my 8 yr old said it was a little confusing because they skipped a lot of things or just showed the pictures with no explanation of what was going on. For example they showed Lazarus being raised from the dead, but did not mention what had happened or who it even was. They left out a lot and the stories they did tell where not explained enough. It also stopped at the last supper and my kids did not like this. They thought it was too important to leave out the story about his death and resurrection.

The one thing I did like about this DVD was that it did bring up a lot of questions during the movie and we had many discussions about Jesus' life. I also liked the scripture they included during the movie. Most of the verses where familiar to my kids and it was neat to see them recite them.

Overall, my kids enjoyed the movie and my 4 & 6 yr old want to watch it again. I think it would be a good dvd for those who are just introducing their children to Jesus.