Product Details

• Actors: Paula Fredriksen
• Format: Color, Surround Sound, Full Screen, 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: Pbs Paramount
• DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002ERWT6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,095 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "From Jesus to Christ - The First Christians" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS, explore the life of Jesus and the movement he started – challenging familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity. The film traces Jesus’ life and focuses on the events that occurred after his death and on the men and women who were his first followers and whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created a major movement that transformed the Roman Empire.

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Jesus Movement, December 1, 2004

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Paula (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Jesus to Christ - The First Christians (DVD)

"From Jesus to Christ- The First Christians" follows the growth of the early church from the death of Christ to the conversion of Constantine some three hundred years later. Changing attitudes about Jesus and Christianity, from both inside and outside the movement, are examined . Jesus' ministry and death are briefly examined, but in the context of a Jewish culture that was oppressed by Rome.

This is not a faith based program, as the scholars do not debate the divinity of Christ. However, it was a fascinating look at the times in which Jesus lived, taught, and died. I especially enjoyed the information about the young church in Jerusalem. Looking at the facts surrounding the "Jesus Movement" only served to strengthen my faith.

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Jesus to Christ, March 13, 2000

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Keith D. Riley (Erie, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Jesus to Christ - The First Christians [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I enjoyed the video from start to finish. It does a great job of describing the events that led to the formation of the Christian religion from a fragment of the Jewish faith. I especially enjoyed the fact that it uses the testimony of several theological scholars from distinguished schools such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Duke, among others. This video helped to explain a lot of the questions I had regarding the formation of the faith. It is a must see for anyone curious of the roots and struggles of early Christianity.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Updating Your Christian Faith, July 2, 2001

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This review is from: From Jesus to Christ - The First Christians [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This series is a winner! if you want to update your Christianity. The approach here is historical, not theological, with scholars from all over the US discussing the first two+ centuries of Christianity. They will give you the broad outlines of what has been taught in seminaries for around 75 years...but not preached in the churches. Bears repeated viewing, there is so much material. Not for people who are strictly orthodox or take the Bible literally...unless they want to open their minds to other possibilities.