Product Details

• Actors: Avery Brooks
• Directors: Shaun Trevisick
• Writers: Shaun Trevisick
• Producers: Anthony Geffen, Sarah Strupinski
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: April 6, 2004
• Run Time: 200 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00015HXFE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,475 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Ancient Evidence - Mysteries of Jesus" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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ANCIENT EVIDENCE:MYSTERIES OF JESUS - DVD Movie

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ancient Evince - Mysteries of Jesus, January 2, 2005

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Leonard J. Gleeson "Mr. Len Gleeson" (Bayswater, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ancient Evidence - Mysteries of Jesus (DVD)

The first part of this collection is about King Herod, and his infamous 'slaughter of the innocents' at Bethlehem. It's very well done, and Herod is accurately portrayed as a brutal despot. The only evidence against the 'slaughter' ever happening is that it's only mentioned in St. Matthew's Gospel, and no other ancient source, Biblical or otherwise. But then it's at last revealed that the actual number of children involved was at most 20, which would have been insignificant for a savage king like Herod, so that all the modern analysis comes together as being fully consistent with the Gospel account.

The 2'nd part. the 'Real Disciples of Jesus', is not so great, being much better done in Melvyn Bragg's earlier TV mini-series "The Apostles"; it tries to use modern forensic science where it can't really fit. Also, it assumes Jesus' miracles to be 'faith-healing', which doesn't really explain his feeding the multitude with a few loaves and fishes, or turning water into wine, or calming the storm, etc.

The 3'rd part, 'Who killed Jesus?' seems incongruous at first, but actually manages to blend the ancient accounts with modern forensics in a way that makes for good viewing.

The final part, about Mary Magdalene, is not bad, but again it was better done in Melvyn Bragg's series. It's good to see Mary's name cleared from the medieval notion that she was a woman of ill repute, but this probably goes too far the other way, giving undue emphasis to the so-called 'Gospel of Mary Magdalene'. That 'gospel' was probably written a century after Mary, by a woman trying to further her own career, not Jesus' message.

20 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Keep away from this series, December 30, 2004

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D. Mancini "Mancini" (Hoboken, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ancient Evidence - Mysteries of the Apostles (DVD)

I recently purchased this series and was I ever surprised when I watched it at home. Not pleasantly!!! They try to explain everything in a scientific way. It's very clear that Bible believing Christians did not have a hand in creating these programs. For instance, they want you to think that Paul who was one of the New Testament's greatest apostles (The Apostle to the Gentiles) was mentally ill. They compare him to an epileptic who he sees things and NEVER actually speaks to GOD. For instance Paul never actually saw the resurrected Christ when he was on the way to Damascus. He just thought he saw him. He was struck by lightning. That's why he was blind for 3 days. If you believe in God please save your money and don't buy this series. All of my friends are Christians. I can't even give it away if I want to.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I wish i could give this zero stars, September 3, 2006

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D.Cohen (New York,NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ancient Evidence - Mysteries of the Apostles (DVD)

I was so shocked at the poor quality and irreverent nature of this item, it is garbage for your brain. I have purchased documentaries from BBC before and was equally disapointed. From now on I will stay away.