in the small victorian village of eureka springs, arkansas in the beautiful ozark mountains is america s number-one outdoor drama. see the story of the passion of christ up close. close enough to hear the cheering followers as they lay palm branches as he enters jerusalem. close enough to hear the wheels and the horses hooves upon the cobble streets. close enough to hear the donkeys and the sounds of the marketplace. these sights and sounds will transport you and your senses back over 2,000 years into the very heart of the greatest story ever told. the great passion play runs every year in the warm months in eureka springs, arkansas. it s been seen by millions of people over the past half century from may until october every year. you can take the holy land tour, you can get close enough to hear the donkeys. you can also see the gigantic christ of the ozark s statue. this is eureka springs,
everything is possible with god. the last time the life of jesus was done in 65, it was 49 years ago. the greatest story ever told. exactly. gibson did the jesus movie from the angle of his execution. if you don t know burnett he is the guy, the survivor guy he does all of the reality shows. whatever it is i am sure you are doing it. how are you treated by the secular hollywood industry he doesn t like to be told about what to believe?
they ve come out with tears from the theater, and very different reasons than they were coming out with tears from the passion. it s more like they ve encountered jesus and telling the whole story of his life. this is the first time since the 1960s with the greatest story ever told, because it s such a smash hit already, it appears, finishing number two at the box office already, what s that say about our culture? do we want more jesus in our life? i think there s a lot of people who want to know what this thing is that we call faith, and what the bible is. and this story is being told on the screen in a way it hasn t been told in a long time. i think we have another clip that s very interesting as well. him walking on water? let s take a look. i ve forgiven myself. i thought only god could do that. which is easier, to say his sins or forgiven or to say he can get up and walk. it s a hard thing to show the humanity of christ, the humanity of jesus, as well as his
miniseries has the largest audience of any on cable and top selling miniseries on dvd. producers are five-time emmy winner mark burnett and his wife roma downey who stars in the movie as mary. welcome to both of you. what an amazing story this is. i went to see the movie the other day. i d only seen about half the miniseries on a small laptop. and to see the sort of majestic scale of what you did and then to think to myself, it s probably my entire lifetime since the greatest story ever told aired as a movie. and no one s really tried to do it since. who came up with this original idea? well my wife. we were in morocco filming the bible series. and we would gather the cast and the crew on a weekly basis to look at dailies on the big screen. and as the jesus narrative started to unfold, it was so spectacular. i said to mark, i wish we d been making a film. so we decided there and then
my son. don t be afraid. everything is possible with god. son of god from em the people who brought you the bible the miniseries has the largest audience of any on cable and top selling miniseries on dvd. producers are five-time emmy winner mark burnett and his wife roma downey who stars in the movie as mary. welcome to both of you. what an amazing story this is. i went to see the movie the other day. i d only seen about half the miniseries on a small laptop. to see the sort of majestic scale of what you did, and then to think to myself, it s probably my entire lifetime since the greatest story ever told aired as a movie. and no one s really tried to do it since. who came up with this original