Based on apocryphal writings about Jesus' childhood from highly disputed accounts such as the Gospel of Peter.
Satan is referred as "The Demon" in this film's credits.
The actor portraying Jesus is named Adam. Incidentally, theologians give Jesus the title 'New' or 'Second Adam', saving man unlike Adam, the First Man, who brought sin into the world.
John Debney previously composed a different film centered on Jesus; The Passion of the Christ.
The second time director Christopher Columbus has worked with a character named Severus, following his work on the Harry Potter franchise.