Watch: Jesus blesses a betrothed couple in a clip from The Chosen Season 5

A few thoughts on the scene's sources and implications.

Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) addresses the betrothed in The Chosen Season 5.

Last week, for Christmas, The Chosen creator Dallas Jenkins released another new clip from Season 5 of his series, which is coming to theatres in three months.

Unlike some of the other sneak peeks we’ve seen, this one is taken from a completely fictitious scene, and it doesn’t feature any biblical characters aside from Jesus, so it doesn’t invite the same sort of compare-and-contrast with the gospels that some of the other clips have.

But it does quote a few biblical passages, it reflects (and possibly ignores) certain Jewish traditions, and it suggests a few things about the approach that The Chosen is taking to the events of Holy Week. So, I have a few thoughts.

First, here is the clip:

And now, a few quick thoughts: