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A review by kahawa
The Word of Promise Complete Audio Bible: NKJV by Louis Gossett, Jason Alexander, Jim Caviezel, Marcia Gay Harden, Richard Dreyfuss, Stacy Keach, Malcom McDowell, Marisa Tomei, Jon Voight, Joan Allen, Gary Sinese, Max von Sydow
4.0
I wanted to love this, but Jim Caviezel ruins the gospels. He doesn't ever just talk to anyone, he TREMBLES to everyone. Every speech is a quivering impassioned plea, his voice sounding like he's on the verge of crying. It's so artificially grandiose and distracts from the REAL man Jesus, a Jewish rabbi who walked around the countryside talking to crowds, training his disciples, and at times, yes, getting emotional with people. I also find it distracting and annoying that Jesus' disciples sound old, like men in their 40s or 50s. They were practically boys, probably in their mid to late 20s, maybe early 30s.
So far I've only listened to the gospels, and I'm looking forward to hearing other parts, but for the NT, there's not much left that is of benefit in a dramatised format (just Acts, really, and perhaps Revelation might be interesting dramatised). I hate to say it, but I'm kinda glad Jesus didn't stick around for Acts.
I've heard Jim Caviezel speak at a church on YouTube, and I realise that's just how he talks - he's very passionate, and sounds like he's either about to stand up and rage against sin and society's evils, or break down and cry because he can't fully fathom the depth of God's love for him, and it's fine, I get it, I have no problem with his personality. But they shouldn't have used him for Jesus in this recording. It's beyond distracting.
So far I've only listened to the gospels, and I'm looking forward to hearing other parts, but for the NT, there's not much left that is of benefit in a dramatised format (just Acts, really, and perhaps Revelation might be interesting dramatised). I hate to say it, but I'm kinda glad Jesus didn't stick around for Acts.
I've heard Jim Caviezel speak at a church on YouTube, and I realise that's just how he talks - he's very passionate, and sounds like he's either about to stand up and rage against sin and society's evils, or break down and cry because he can't fully fathom the depth of God's love for him, and it's fine, I get it, I have no problem with his personality. But they shouldn't have used him for Jesus in this recording. It's beyond distracting.