Product Details

• Actors: History Channel
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, 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: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: February 25, 2003
• Run Time: 170 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000083C47
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,591 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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APOSTLES COLLECTION - DVD Movie

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent production value, June 13, 2005

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Thomas More "1535" (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Apostles Collection (The Story of the Twelve Apostles / The Story of Paul the Apostle) (DVD)

This A and E production for the History Channel is a summary of the history of the 12 Apostles and of Paul. Martin Sheen's narration makes this a powerful production: he gives the stories presented both flavour and emotion. The visual images are also quite dramatic: panning the location of many of the biblical events were to have occurred, snippets of audiovisual productions telling the Christian story, and artistic works inspired by biblical events.

The only drawback is that the content is not particularly enlightening as the production does not deviate greatly from the four gospels, the Acts, and Paul's letters from the NT. I would agree with the last reviewer: there is no political message in this material: it is merely reciting the historical events during the first century of the church.

49 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply a Powerful Historical Angle, March 27, 2003

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C. Floyd (Mission Viejo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Apostles Collection (The Story of the Twelve Apostles / The Story of Paul the Apostle) (DVD)

I completely disagree with Robin E. Simmons (a.k.a. "Top 1000 Reviewer") review of 3/24/03; I believe she has become bias in all her "reviewing"; perhaps you need to slow down Robin. I did not see ANY political or religious bias in this AT ALL - that's what, not only made this fascinating, but very informative. It is raw and it is very powerful; I felt it cuts straight to the heart of the history surrounding the Apostles. It certainly put the flesh on the skeleton for me. Definitely check them out!!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good shows, January 23, 2007

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Christopher M. Fulton "Purveyor of Truth" (Streator, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Apostles Collection (The Story of the Twelve Apostles / The Story of Paul the Apostle) (DVD)

Let's call this what this is, a show to help you understand who the Apostles were without having to sift through the New Testament. Not that the NT isn't a good read. Consider this sort of the Cliff Notes version. It allows you to get into their heads a little more to see the hows and whys of their following Jesus.