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Jesus TV and the Early Church
Apr. 6th, 2004 11:50 amI watched this very interesting documentary-style program on ABC last, all about Jesus and Paul. It was a little too much Paul and not enough Jesus, and I wasn't crazy about the music (just stick with Middle Eastern flutes and whatnot, guys, don't get fancy) but other than that, very cool. There's always great Jesus TV during Holy Week.
I don't know as much about the early church as I'd like. Being an Episcopalian, we don't focus on the Bible as much as Protestants do, and what I know of it, I've mostly learned on my own. Paul was one peripatetic guy. It's amazing to hear about where he traveled, especially when you consider how primitive public transportation must've been then. The end of the program was especially interesting, telling about how Paul, an old man, was finally being tried in Rome, and he shared a cell with Peter. Something about the confluence of those two things--ancient Rome and the infancy of Christianity, the end of one era, the beginning of another. Fascinating.
I don't know as much about the early church as I'd like. Being an Episcopalian, we don't focus on the Bible as much as Protestants do, and what I know of it, I've mostly learned on my own. Paul was one peripatetic guy. It's amazing to hear about where he traveled, especially when you consider how primitive public transportation must've been then. The end of the program was especially interesting, telling about how Paul, an old man, was finally being tried in Rome, and he shared a cell with Peter. Something about the confluence of those two things--ancient Rome and the infancy of Christianity, the end of one era, the beginning of another. Fascinating.
