Popular travel guide author and television host Rick Steves takes viewers to modern-day Turkey and Greece on a tour related to early Christian evangelism in this two-program compilation. In “The Life of Apostle Paul,” which recalls Paul's dramatic conversion to Christianity on the road to Damascus, Steves travels to various sites associated with Paul's ministry—including Antioch, Ephesus, Corinth, and Thessalonica—as the apostle traversed 13,000 miles through the Roman Empire, bringing the good news to gentiles. Along the way, biblical scholars offer commentary on Paul's struggles—providing insights into the early Christian church—and reflect on Paul's legacy for contemporary Christians. “The Life of Apostle Peter” employs a similar format, combining on-site visits with scholarly interviews as Steves presents Peter's evolution from fisherman to follower of Christ, beginning at St. Peter's in Rome, and taking viewers to places associated with Christ's Passion and the early church, including Capernaum, Galilee, and Mt. Tabor, among others. Steves closes with an account of Peter's last days, while also providing both the Catholic and Protestant interpretations of Peter's traditional designation as the rock upon which the Christian church was founded. Solidly linking biblical events to contemporary Christianity, The Lives of the Apostles Paul and Peter will appeal to both Christians and armchair travelers. Recommended. Aud: P. (J. Reed)
The Lives of the Apostles Paul and Peter
(2008) 69 min. DVD: $19.99. ELCA (dist. by Vision Video). Closed captioned. Volume 23, Issue 6
The Lives of the Apostles Paul and Peter
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