To make the film more relevant for younger viewers , new footage for '' The Story of Jesus for Children '' was filmed in 1999 . It was then interwoven into an edited version of the original film '' Jesus '' and released in 2000 . In 2001 , a new opening sequence depicting the creation of humans , the expulsion from Eden , Abraham 's aborted sacrifice of his son , and the prophesies of Isaiah was filmed to show , as Paul Eshleman states in the audio commentary , how Jesus ' life fits into the span of history . In 2002 , a special edition of '' Jesus '' commemorating the September 11 attacks was distributed in the VHS format . It contains introductions by New York City firefighters and police officers and has a running time of 83 minutes
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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