Apostle Paul and the Earliest Churches

Good movie think

The DVD is narrative and geographical tour of actual sights of the churches . It is informative geography wise where Paul travelled and how the churches looked like . The churches were actual structures as my understanding there are very interesting to see structures of early churches built by early Christians. Paul not Peter really spread the message of Christ after his death. Peter was chosen but I am able to see that the Holy Spirit really inspired Paul to travel back and forth and head for Rome to spread the love of Jesus.

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DVD on Paul's missionary journeys was quite informative. It did move along quite rapidly and at times was hard to keep up with narrative. All in all a good DVD to start a study of Paul.

A quick guide and fairly accurate guide through most of the New Testament and gives a helicopter view of Paul's journey and ministry during the first century of Christianity. These were the earliest churches and shows the historic and Jewish roots of the Christian faiths that had been suppressed either ignorantly or deliberately. An excellent summary to the new testaments especially for new believers.

This review first appeared on my blog, Jacob's Café (jacobscafe.blogspot.com). One of my fondest memories of living with my grandpa was going to monthly biblical archaeology meetings together. While I haven't had the opportunity to visit biblical locations, I find presentations on the topic quite interesting. FishFlix, a vendor of Christian DVDs, asked me to review a DVD entitled, Apostle Paul and The Earliest Churches, described on the cover as "Ephesus, Antioch, Tarsus, Galatia--an illuminating visit to the places where key New Testament events took place." Indeed, this documentary provides visuals for many sites Paul visited in the course of his ministry. However, the sites weren't well-described. Various images and details were shown on screen, but often for only a second. I found myself frequently wanting to examine the details longer and find out more of the history and information about the location. Ultimately, the documentary seems to have two related, but distinct purposes: (1) reenact Paul's missionary journeys, and (2) explore the historical, religious, and archaeological history of the sites Paul visited. Unfortunately, in 48 minutes, this is too much to try to accomplish, and the DVD did not seem to effectively capture either purpose, both being cut short by the other. I frequently kept wondering what the intent of the film was. There is a lot of great potential, but it just feels like it is trying to be too many things to be effective. Production quality was modest and dated, and extra attention to detail and consistency would have been beneficial (for instance, captions would be helpful, and text on screen always said "Antioch in Psidia" while the narrator always said "Psidian Antioch," which sounds like Psidia in Antioch). It's not a bad film, but it's really a very basic introduction. The study guide actually seems stronger than the documentary itself, but even that is pretty basic. Readers can get a $5 coupon to FishFlix.com if you join the email list or texting 5-GIFT to 44222. Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Apostle Paul and the Earliest Churches The movie Apostle Paul and the Earliest Churches blends three factors 1) Narration of the biblical accounts 2) Actors in costumes acting out the narration 3) Travelogue of the current locations indicated by the journeys. The camera shows ancient ruins and modern day activities along the journeys of Paul. The views of the many archeological sites make this film a special treasure. Plus there are good computer graphic maps to help appreciate where he went. It is amazing to notice how far Paul traveled and especially by ship. The three missionary journeys are presented and the ruins of the many churches along the way. It was to these churches that Paul wrote the letters that came to us in the Bible as the epistles. So the movie gives a visual and historic context to the epistles also. Together the book of Acts and the epistles make up much of the New Testament. The motion picture gives the many events of the book of Acts has a greater context. This aids in appreciating the cross cultural challenges Paul faced plus the challenges of traveling under primitive conditions. Here is the account of how one man in a few years was used by God to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and start dozens of churches. That set into motion what became the major world religion of Christianity. World history teaches us that Christianity and conflicts surrounding it have greatly impacted western civilization for two thousand years. Church history tells the tale of the changes in how the faith was understood and practiced as denominations emerged over the centuries. Yet much of this has roots in what is shown in this picture. The movie could be appreciated by new Christians as well as those who have studied the Bible for years. Teachers and preachers could use short clips to introduce a lesson or illustrate a point. Christian schools would be wise to put this into the collection of their library.

A documentary style historical view of the evangelical mission and travels of the apostle Paul. Provides an interesting guide to retracing the early steps in the spread of Christianity.