Filmmaker Dallas Jenkins envisioned telling the Christmas story from the perspective of a crippled shepherd who meets the baby Jesus at the manger in Bethlehem. That short, gripping episode, called “The Shepherd,” was released in 2017 and ignited the phenomenon that became The Chosen. Packaged for a postmodern audience, The Chosen depicts the life of Christ from the perspective of people who knew Him. The focus is on the experiences of the people who encountered…