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Definately Worth Your Thought!
I was amazed by this film, the fact that science was applied to the bible and many elements of 'Christ" that people discount as fairy tale, were put to the acid test, was great. I spent 35 years of my life not believing in Christ and the last 10 believing. As a Christian I have no doubt of Christ and all that goes with Him, as a former non believer I completely understand the denial and blatant rejection of Christ. This film is a film that I can take to non- believers (that are objective) and try to separate the spiritual experience from the technical 'factual' proofs which are abundant.

I find it interesting that the person posting below me is so certain that Jesus never existed. Just like that, he boldly states his truth but without any evidence, without research, without warrant, and I dare say more than likely without real soul searching and a deep thirst for any truth outside of his own. He offers no evidence just criticism and opinion and he bases it upon nothing.

I believe that anybody looking for truth or answers would be interested in a film of this sort. But a person who watches anything knowing their own truth from the beginning and having complete unwillingness to find balance, is destine to be one of those who in an ignorant and haphazard bliss, throws all (good and bad) to the wind.

If this film and its makers have sweat to put forth scientific and logical evidence and on top of that they found a way to convey all of these things quite well to the lay person, it is my suggestion that when making a comment such as "Jesus is A Mythological Figure" that you continue on and explain your scientific or long researched reason for this statement.

And when reducing the work of this film to a comment like
"People have to start swaying away from the manipulations of the church and the filmmaking industry and start looking at the hard facts" that you realize what denial you must be in to even think to say such a thing since this show is based upon fact and research and logic and your comment seems to be based upon arrogance, and sensationalism.

I am certainly interested and willing to listen to those who can dispute certain facts, because they are educated and or have emotional or life experience in which they can lay their claim. This film is thought provoking and deserves at least that in return.

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Not the best
I enjoy reading and watching documentaries on the early years of Christianity. When the Discovery Channel premiered this documentary several years ago I watched it. Several things popped out at me while watching the 4-hour broadcast. I recently borrowed it from my library to watch again and see if I'd like to purchase it. A big NO and here is why. <
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>One thing this documentary states is that the Gospels can not be trusted because they are based on oral history. According to the show's producers, only archeologists can tell us what ACTUALLY happened with the life and death of Jesus. This is an incorrect assumption. It's my understanding that you can line up three people standing in the same place seeing the same car accident and all three will have the same basic story but their stories won't be exact. Does that mean their stories can't be trusted? <
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>Read the following quotes from the narration of the program and you can decide if you want to watch or buy this program: <
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>"'Something' must have stirred his(Jesus) determination to right the wrongs he saw in his society." Hmmm--what could that something be? According to this program, perhaps when you are the son of God you still need motivation. <
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>When picking his apostles, Jesus was said to have "a bizarre recruitment drive." I used to be a journalist and when I see or hear "documentaries" using adjectives such as above shows that the writer is not being objective. Who says the way he picked his apostles was bizarre besides the creators of the program? <
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>Here is the one that turned my head: "He was baptized by John. This simple act seems to have CONVINCED him he was the long-awaited Messiah." I'll let you make up your own mind on that one. <
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>I won't even get into the fact that the program states "it is a well-known and documented fact that Jesus had sisters and brothers." Well, there are about a billion Catholics who beg to differ on that one and I won't go into that argument. <
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>I am not impressed by the assumptions the writers and producers of this program made and try to pawn off as "fact". <
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>Overall a very subjective view and not "complete" in any way. If you do buy, buy with caution. But I say this about most religious/historical documentaries. There is a point where science can not answer all the questions asked. I once heard that "Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to." <
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>If you are truly interested in a more balanced look at Jesus and the early church, try Frontline: From Jesus to Christ produced by PBS in 1998 or the Rise of Christianity: The first 1000 years. They at least show more than one side to some Jesus stories, such as whether Jesus had brothers and sisters. They also do not foist a lot of subjective adjectives onto the viewer. <
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Introduction and Overview
This series from BBC is a great introduction and overview of Jesus and his life work. I gave only 4 stars because I felt it was not in depth and left out some very important research and information. The presentation of information was great and kept me and my husband intersted throughout. Very good quality. Great for a new Christian who wants to get a some good quick information without being bogged down by too much.