Posted on 04/04/2013 10:55:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I saw the DVD series for this today at Walmart.
Well, that was quick...
yes....surprising..
It’s only a surprise to the weirdos in Hollywood.
Aside from the religious aspects, The Bible series was also very good history. For example, every other film I’ve seen on Jesus ended with his crucifiction or resurrection. This one told what came after, what the apostles did and what happened to them. I found that fascinating, especially John. I didn’t know he survived a poisoning and was exiled and then wrote Revelation.
The historical connection (at least in my view) was never made between the rise of Christianity and the fall of the Roman Empire. Their power started to crumble as people started to say, I kneel before God, I need not kneel before you. Kill me if you want, I will not obey. Empires and power structures just can’t take that.
When I say the connection was never made, I mean in the other films I’ve seen. I liked the Bible series because it did make that connection.
Already bought the DVD series!
RE: John the Apostle
Well, According to Tertullian (in The Prescription of Heretics) John was banished (presumably to Patmos) after being plunged into boiling oil in Rome and suffering nothing from it. It is said that all in the entire Colosseum audience were converted to Christianity upon witnessing this miracle. This event would have occurred during the reign of Domitian, a Roman emperor who was known for his persecution of Christians in the late 1st century.
No kidding! See that’s the stuff I love, the little details that complete the story.
I agree. The post-resurrection content was the best I’ve seen. It was the beginning of Christianity. Only God could have conveyed his teaching to so many, so quickly with so few. “as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world”. Ya gotta believe.
RE: The historical connection (at least in my view) was never made between the rise of Christianity and the fall of the Roman Empire.
Rome fells hundreds of years later after John died.
Constantine the Emperor converted to Christianity ( and most of Rome with him ). In 313 Constantine issued the “Edict of Milan,” which commanded official toleration of Christianity and other religions.
I’d suggest the History Channel to continue with the HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY. Now, that would be a worthwhile project.
What the series showed of the early church was good, too bad they didn’t show more. There was a movie years ago (I believe called Peter and Paul—I believe it had Anthony Hopkins in it) that did a nice job of showing the lives of these two early brethren. Their testimony, the testimony of the early believers was critical to the Lord’s work in redeeming for Himself a people.
The “radical” change that took place in the “Spirit-filled” early church was direct evidence in support of the bodily resurrection of the Lord. That these 11 who were cowering one minute and out in the streets preaching openly the next, “turned the world upside down” and you read in Acts that “the Lord added daily to the church those that were being saved.”
Christians today (and I count myself among them) would do well to pray that the Lord restore the joy of His salvation within us, that we might grow in faith, so that His Gospel would have the same kind of impact on our times.
Could be a good thing or could be a bad thing, depending on the content and how it tracks the Bible. Although I have recorded it, I have yet to see any segment.
Considering that the History Channel trots out left leaning revisionist history, I was amazed it aired this great series.
Indeed it would, but I am not holding my breath. The HISTORY/Hitler Channel has a notorious "history", along with NatGeo Channel, of presenting bunches of episodes about Christianity presented from "The Jesus Seminar" POV over the last decade. If not familiar, do a Wiki search on "TJS". It boils down to a group of theologians, going back to the 1980s, who decided that Jesus was not divine.
The HISTORY/Hitler Channel has done many excellent and interesting episodes on Hitler, but where oh where are the series on Stalin, Chairman Mao, and everything commie? I would very much like to see a series done from the 1997 book, The Black Book of Communism.
Right you are ... "Peter and Paul", 1981. A well done TV film. Running time at 3+ hours. Saw it several months back on 1 of the religious channels. Highly recommend it.
Thanks SeekAndFind.
Costco’s selling the box for about $40, I think it was BluRay.
Also, at Sam’s, “The Ten Commandments” BluRay/DVD combo was $2 more than the DVD package by itself.
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