Early Documentaries

Starring:Caeser Pink
Studio: The Orchard
Product Type: DVD

Trial and Testimony of the Early Church DVD Curriculum

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Trial and Testimony of the Early Church DVD Curriculum

Manufacturer: Vision VIdeo
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000BK7XJ0
Release Date: 2005-08-08

Description

The first three centuries were decisive for Christianity. The very existence of the church itself was threatened by powerful opponents who wanted to destroy it. These programs go to the locations and use dramatic re-creations to bring you close to the early believers.

A great attendance builder, this series has proven to be especially popular for small groups, Bible studies, and Sunday school. The support material is designed so that lay people can effectively and comfortably lead a group through this fascinating period of church beginnings.

Highlights from the 6 programs:
1. Foundations: How did it all begin, and what happened to the twelve apostles?
2. Spread: The Word was for all. An impossible task. How did they bring their message to the world?
3. Accusations: Believers were subject to many charges, some outrageously false and others true. How did they answer them?
4. Persecutions: The mightiest empire in history outlawed and persecuted the believers. What happened and why?
5. Testimony: A close-up look at heroes who would pay with their lives rather then deny their faith
6. Transition: Constantine granted the church legality and favor. Was this a bane or blessing? Why did the church succeed?

This Complete Package Includes:
1. Six half-hour video programs
2. Full color companion book
3. Leader's guide
4. Reproducible student worksheets
5. Program scripts

Description

One of the most popular series from the Christian history collection. This gripping series of six programs, produced in consultation with an international team of scholars, takes you to the actual locations to show what the early church was like, how it spread, and the persecution it endured. Host for the award-winning series is Steve Bell. Actors Nigel Goodwin, Russell Boulter, and Jane Campion dramatize leading figures and events from the early church. The six programs are:

Foundation: What do we know about Christ? What happened to his twelve apostles?

Spread: A word for all peoples. An impossible task! Yet they blanketed the whole Roman Empire.

Accusation: The Roman Empire had room for all kinds of religions, yet Christianity just didn't fit. Many charges were leveled against the believers.

Persecution: The mightiest empire in history unleashed repeated waves of persecution against the early believers.

Testimony: Heroic figures emerged. Their effect on the young church was far-reaching. Here are two: Polycarp and Perpetua.

Transition: When the Emperor Constantine came to the throne, the church was granted legal standing.

Awards:
Chris Award, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Gold Award, Houston International Film & Video Festival
Silver Angel, Angel Awards
Golden Eagle Award, CINE
Award for Best Series, Christian Visual Media International

PDFS on DVD:
-Leader's Guide with background information, discussion questions, optional Bible study.
-Student handouts for each session.
-Program scripts.
-Six issues of Glimpses
-Script of early church document, Octavius of Minucius Felix.

Customer Reviews:

Not really a documentary. .......2005-03-11

I first became aware of the film Politics In America when Rush Limbaugh (yes - I am a Dittohead) pointed out that taxpayer's money was used to fund anti-American propaganda when this film was made with state university equipment and resources. This film should not even be called a documentary because the filmmaker staged the central act of the film when he burned a flag on the main street of a small town and filmed the chaos that ensued. This is simply one more example of how liberal media and lefty university proffessors
are brainwashing young Americans.

Cutting Edge.......2005-03-10

The 2nd film on this DVD is called Heart Beats Fire. I saw it at the San Francisco film festival and it blew me away. It took me on an emotional roller coaster from beginning to end.

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