Is SHMUEL Actually SAUL/PAUL!? ChosenCon 2024 Interviews

[@TheChosenSleuth]

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[@MaryAnnEvans-z9h]

Excellent interview. Love these two characters in The Chosen and also excited for The Promised Land.

[@LisaLockey-el1go]

I love Shmuel as a character! He’s so real, so conflicted and committed to his belief system. I find him such a relatable character! Shaan does a fabulous job bringing him to life!

[@teresabrowning4126]

Excellent content! I love seeing their take on the characters they portray. No wonder The Chosen is such a quality production with actors like this involved. Thank you Brandon!

[@DERRICKFALLEN]

WOW...very in-depth interview! The questions and responses were outstanding. Thanks for sharing!!

[@cynthiahall5878]

4:46 it’s so funny to watch him play with his fingers while you’re doing the interview he does that in the show as well

[@danielpiatek]

Really great points about Shmuel's process. I appreciate what Shaan said about the character.

[@rawfan102691]

Nah Shmuel is not Saul/Paul. Shmuel is a student of Nicodemus whereas Saul/Paul is a student of Gamaliel.

[@theJaronamo]

True

[@doxieherblitz]

Also, how would they explain the name? The Jewish name for Paul is Shaul.

[@brendarotz4265]

But it is a show, they vould

[@cathytalbert6548]

Also doesn’t make sense because Saul is referred to as a young man when he first appears in Acts. And the name, etc.

[@Simbabestfriend]

And I think Saul is younger than Shmuel. Saul was still a youth when he was actively persecuting Christians. Older mature Pharisees stay clean and use these young disciples to persecute Jesus followers.

[@tiffcat1100]

Good interviewing & interaction & listening Brandon ❤

[@snehalkita]

Moses is such a softie at heart! That’s a testament to how good he is! Pulling off Yani!

[@kaykartz9167]

I met all three of them at The Chose Con '24. Such very nice people. Actually, the entire cast that was there were all so famtastic.

[@TruthWillSetYouFree832]

Thanks, Brandon! I appreciated hearing more from these two. :)

[@maria09mp]

Love this. Great commentary. Thank you Brandon. You are the King Sleuth! 👑

[@TheChosenSleuth]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maria09mp]

@@TheChosenSleuth Love you and Vanessa. Stay safe.

[@DovesEyes623]

Now that they’ve announced Book of Acts show, I doubt we’ll see “Paul” until season 7 possibly, maybe as a teen or young adult as a brief appearance and nod to what is to come… and I imagine for the actual Acts show, they will find a phenomenal breakout star like Roumie who is less known actor but has the ability and charisma to carry the depth of playing the role of Paul. It’d be too risky to bring this character out now. Whoever plays Paul will need to carry that entire Book of Acts series.

[@Frankencelery05]

I would guess not, but I do think Yussif is Joseph of arimethea(i know I spelled it wrong). Btw I think you're doing an awesome job as a Chosen supporter and they should be grateful that there are channels like this one promoting the show:)

[@deborahpoole9710]

I love seeing these guys out of costume!

[@Della-y1b]

Hello Brandon. Thank you for sharing 😊😊😊😊

[@keyboardwarrior5315]

Saul never met Jesus in the flesh and so Shmuel can't be Saul.

[@TheChosenSleuth]

We don't actually KNOW this for sure. While I agree it's unlikely, Saul was a MASSIVE part of the pharisees and was obviously around Jerusalem when Jesus was killed and resurrected so he ABSOLUTELY knew about Jesus if not saw Him with his own eyes. Paul says he grew up in Jerusalem, so he would've been around. Though yes I agree the % chance of Shmuel actually being Saul is pretty low for a few other reasons.

[@angladechildren4105]

No Acts 22:3 says Saul was born in tarsus, not Jerusalem. Shmuel says in S2 E5 that Capernaum is his home, not Jerusalem or Tarsus . The verse also says Gamaliel taught him, not Nicodemus@@TheChosenSleuth

[@TheChosenSleuth]

@angladechildren4105 I didn’t say he was born in Jerusalem. I said he grew up there which he says in that exact verse…. 😐

[@angladechildren4105]

@@TheChosenSleuth True, true

[@Della-y1b]

He's correct. Brandon you are the best at deep dives

[@MelvinWilliams-gl6wp]

So cool you went. Had fun and interviewed so so cool

[@CaraDune1]

I laughed at the part where Shaan marvelled at how the Chosen Sleuth is still given access when he is so good at uncovering Chosen clues 😂. Fox in the hen house is a great way to put it 😆.

[@thechosenfanedits]

Love Shmuel! And Yani of course. All the actors are just great 🤩.

[@MedinaJones-j1t]

Great video Brandon!! Love these two actors and I can’t wait to see how their characters play out in the fifth season of the Chosen!! Love your deep dives!! Lots of love to you and Vanessa!!🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍

[@BL4jc4ever]

Please pray for all the cast & crew to come to faith in Christ

[@theJaronamo]

If he were Paul - in the Chosen, at least, his name would be Shaul or Sha'ul (English version being Saul). The Hebrew name Shmuel is what we in English would call Samuel.

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

Personally I suspect that his point about Shmuel potentially coming around in the end points not to Saul of Tarses ("Shmuel" = "Samuel," not "Saul"), but perhaps to the unnamed disciple with Cleopus on the road to Emmaus.

[@dellawarren2362]

Hello Brandon. Awesome interviews

[@anitatucker8812]

It would be very interesting to see him play Paul. Thanks Brandon.

[@BL4jc4ever]

Love the Yanni character - too bad I did not get a chance to meet him at ChosenCon - Met Brandon - nice to have met you.

[@simplykids5424]

Love the new intros you have!

[@StephaniePetock]

I love the chosen

[@lampsaltlight]

Sha’ul is Paul’s Hebrew name. Shmu’el is in fact the hebrew for Samuel. Totally different names, but I have to admit, it would be fun to see Shaan portraying Paul.

[@mikeblast7507]

Whether or not he's St Paul, Schmuel is one of the better developed and more believable characters on the show. Unlike so many Pharisees and Saducees, he's actually looking for God and to a degree has an open mind. To a degree.

[@cbsjohnson]

NO! Google Saul/Paul.......no way .....

[@mandarinfox1813]

I see, I am not seeing a way to join your KZbin channel, only your Patreon!

[@cand2jays]

I must've missed that Schumel was so "devistated" when JTB was killed 🙄

[@mandarinfox1813]

He was stunned and said it was his fault, then went and sought out Jesus and prayed with him.

[@thegamerwoman5320]

Yeah, you did miss it, shmuel even had a shaky voice when mentioning it to yanni...

[@phyllisjohnson4772]

I got to go to ChosenCon with my daughter

[@phyllisjohnson4772]

Loved it!! Got to meet most of the Chosen group. Some, I never got to meet due to the very long lines.

[@KarenJohnson-ks7xt]

I'm sorry, I don't agree with him being Saul/Paul either. I can't see him stoning Christians. Also, Paul didn't study under Nicodemus. I Love your channel, though 😊 Keep up the great content and God Bless!

[@Frankencelery05]

Agreed. But it is a valid theory. I could see how it might seem like he could be saul

[@mrcblake1965]

You made the chosen KZbinrs vid on tik tok but I don’t know how to post it

[@TheChosenSleuth]

Oh interesting, what channel posted it?

[@journeygirl4ever]

No way!!!

[@cherylcurrie2110]

That was my first guess

[@thegamerwoman5320]

I agree with what shaan sharma said about shmuel 🙂❤, coz thats what im been trying to get across in a group on facebook that is about the chosen :P, that Jesus failed to give shmuel time and that he is labeled villian too quick

[@onelove94441]

"Jesus FAILED to give Shmuel time"?! I'm going to assume you meant the writers of the show failed to give him time.

[@thegamerwoman5320]

@@onelove94441 that too

[@terizumbusch8408]

So this particular subject is tiring. Because the Bible makes it very clear. Paul never interacted with him at all. When he was Saul he didn't know him. I don't know what his story is, but he can't be Schmuel. It also can't be the mystery.Man that nobody knows who he is from Lazarus's.Raising because again it says in the Bible.He never knew Jesus he never saw him.He never interacted with him, Until after his resurrection when he got knocked off his horse on the road to damascus.

[@pamscarr8696]

Not even of the tribes of Israel. What a farce.

[@caia1990]

Shmuel cannot be Saul; first, Saul is from Tarsus, sort of a foreign student in Jerusalem. Next, Saul of Tarsus was a student of Gamaliel, not of Nicodemus; thirdly, Saul was not a member of the Sanhedrin. But most important, St Paul does write a lot about his road to faith and he never dismissed any tool that he may have used to bring others to Jesus. If he had any interaction with Jesus before the encounter on the road to Damascus, if he had experienced anything close to what Shmuel experienced in The Chosen, we would have read about it in his epistles. St Paul would have made a powerful argument of it to convince the Jews, and not only. Since St Paul never mentioned anything even remotely similar to Shmuel's experience, it didn't happen.

[@aerogers4117]

No. Saul/Paul was not in Capernaum.

[@sheriroach8254]

Excellent interview, but if Shmuel isn't gonna be Saul, who is?

[@SoSpankMe]

A new actor will have to be introduced after Jesus dies but before Stephen gets stoned.

[@brennanhughes976]

He just isn’t Paul🤣🤣 makes zero sense

[@TheChosenSleuth]

As I've said I agree it's very unlikely. But I love messing with People about this lol. I would say it's about a 5% possibility in the show.

[@lindildeev5721]

No way. Saul was too close to Romans.

[@billyijeanclark8887]

I think Rabbi Akiva would make a better Saul/Paul. Just my opinion

[@JayPalOfficial]

I actually think that Atticus could be Saul/Paul. Don’t know about Shmuel though, but I could be wrong. 😅

[@SoSpankMe]

That makes less sense.

[@martinerogier7543]

He says he is not a biblical person. Saul's name is Shaul, not Smuel

[@TheChosenSleuth]

Dallas doesn’t tell the actors the future of their characters generally. You’ll see this when we post the Kirk interview

[@doxieherblitz]

Was this click bait about Shmuel possibly being Paul, or did I miss that discussion?

[@TheChosenSleuth]

We joke about it near the beginning and it comes up throughout the conversation.

[@reginapontes5672]

Saul never met Jesus. Shmuel has.

[@denabutz4559]

He believes in you

[@egidiabernal8041]

Exacto , saul de tarso es despues de la muerte y resurrección de Jesucristo , ya el se convierte al Señor en el libro de hechos .al menos que pongan un pedacito de lo que viene en hechos , como lo han hecho en otras temporadas

[@mandarinfox1813]

Paul is the only one who had never met Jesus, it’s an interesting take, but I can’t agree with it.

[@kkelley3134]

Nope

[@bubblestcat]

it was a side joke from another show

[@feathersnfurr1]

Love your content but not a fan of the placement of your rightful and necessary plug of your membership. Thank you for the hard work.

[@TheChosenSleuth]

It’s what allows us to make content like this, we don’t put it in every video, but we do have to let people know how to support.

[@feathersnfurr1]

@@TheChosenSleuth - I understand. I said the placement meaning the rough jump cut in the middle of an interview. I understand and support the need. Just the placement. I’m a writer so things always have a certain placemat in MY MIND. Only my humble and meaningless opinion. I love your channel and only want continued success for you.

[@tiffcat1100]

I always appreciate how speedy it is though

[@sherimowery3251]

He says himself his character (Shmuel) is not a real Biblical character.

[@TedSeeber]

Every time I've opened my mind to something new in the last 53 years, life has proven me wrong. Every single time. For that reason, I pity the Pharisees, because they've missed the point of the law and they WERE something new. The Sadducees are the equivalent of today's New York Atheist Jews. But I also pity those who want to learn something new, because going outside of the commandments is always dangerous.