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• Directors: ROBIN D. WILLIAMS
• Format: NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2002
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1878558080
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #604,137 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful photography, not much else, March 14, 2008

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Diego Banducci (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Biblical Treasures of Turkey (DVD)

This beautifully filmed video, produced by Robin D. Williams (the filmmaker, not the comedian) provides a fascinating view of the architectural and engineering wonders of ancient Turkey that are scattered across that country. After viewing Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Chora Church in Constantinople, it moves into the Turkish countryside, where it follows in the footsteps of St. Paul (Paul of Tarsus, a Turkish city) for the greater part of the program. Among the sites visited are:

* CONSTANTINOPLE--Istanbul... The Conquest of Constantinople
* HAGIA SOPHIA--Largest church of its time
* CHORA CHURCH--Largest Display of Byzantine Mosaics and Frescoes
* TOPKAPI--St. John the Baptist Relics
* DOLMAHCE PALACE--Death of Ataturk
* IZNIK (NICAEA)--First Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church
* SUMELA--Fortress Monastery in the Pontic Alps
* SARDIS--Synagogue & Temple of Artemis
* TARSUS--St. Paul's Home Town
* ANTIOCH--First Church of the Christians
* SELEUCIA--Ancient Harbor Where Paul & Barnabas Departed
* KIZKILESI--Island Fortress, St. Thecla's Holy Cave
* SIDE--Port City of Cilician Pirates
* ASPENDOS--Best Preserved Roman City and Aqueduct
* PERGE--St. Paul Speaks Here on Missionary Journey
* ANTALYA--St. Paul Sails for Antioch from Here
* BODRUM--Mausoleum of Halicarnassus; Castle of St. Peter
* EPHESUS--Daily Life of the Romans; Archaeologists at Work
* CAPPADOCIA--Earliest Christian Art; Underground Citie0s
* NEMRUT DAGI--Commagene Sanctuary; Tomb of Antiochus/Epiphanes
* URFA--Cave of Abraham
* HARRAN--Abraham and Sarah
* MARDIN--Aramaic, The Language of Jesus
* DIYARBAKIR--Trade Route City
* AKDAMAR ISLAND--Church of the Holy Cross
* ANI--Ancient Armenian City
* MOUNT ARARAT--Supposed Site of Noah's Ark
* ISHAK PASHA PALACE--Stronghold and Palace on the Caravan Route

All in all, an excellent program. Oddly, there are some major negative points, which pushes the rating down from five stars to three.

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* [...] Additionally, while knowledgeable about Biblical history (particularly the New Testament), he appears oblivious to other cultural and historical matters. For instance, in discussing the Chora Church, he wholly omits mentioning its importance in history as the repository of ancient Greek texts that fueled the Renaissance--See Sailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World.

From Robin D. Williams' website: Robin D. Williams is acclaimed as one of the top travel filmmakers of America today and a most dynamic public speaker. His film programs have been entertaining audiences in the United States and Canada since 1967 and he has been a regular on the National Geographic Society's Film Lecture Series since 1972. He is noted for his effervescent stage presence and clarity of voice. For over 30 years, he has brought classic documentaries to theaters and auditoriums across America.

From a journey that doubled the size of a nation (Lewis & Clark), to a flight that changed the world forever (Lindbergh's Flight to Paris), to the spreading of Christianity by Saul of Tarsus, Robin D. Williams is a filmmaker who searches for the exact locations where great people made their mark in history.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstaning!, April 17, 2008

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Buddy Hatton (Fairfield,Ca) - See all my reviews

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I have many travel dvds and this is among the top 3.
Mr. Williams is not only obviously an expert on the subject but does a beautiful, thoughtful narration.
I have shared the dvd with friends and we all agree it is wonderful, entertaing and VERY informative.
I especially like the quality of picture and sound.
I am told that the travel producers don't use Hollywood standards but to my eye and mind this is on a par with any Hollywood spectacle I have in my collection!
If there were more than 5 stars this would get 10!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Biblical Treasures of Turkey part 1, June 22, 2010

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Dick Miller (Longmont, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
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Quick snippets of sights and information concerning many of the sights in modern Turkey associated with the Bible.