'The Bible'

 The History Channel recently began a new series called 'The Bible' -- detailing the life of Christ reenacted directly from the works of the New Testament. One story in particular caught my eye, about the actor Diogo Morgado, who portrays Jesus. Morgado claims to have had somewhat of an "out of body" experience as he stood perched on the cross during filming. He claims to have looked down on the set, and suddenly his whole life flashed before his eyes. He later describes in this article the experience as "touching", and believes his role as Jesus Christ was meant to touch the lives of others.
  Though I don't necessarily understand the meaning of this experience, or what this experience entails in regards to Christian viewers, but the story was somewhat touching nonetheless. Over the weekend, I watched portions of 'The Bible' episodes with my brother, and they're very different from what I consider traditional History Channel/Discovery Channel reenactments. The episodes seemed more captivating and thought-inducing than I anticipated. Perhaps the experience connected on a more personal level because the season finale airs tonight (Easter Sunday).