About From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians, Part One (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
Part one of FRONTLINE’s four-hour series on the rise of Christianity examines how Judaism and the Roman empire shaped Jesus’ life and traces the beginnings of the “Jesus Movement” in those early years before it was called Christianity. First broadcast in 1998, “From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians” is an exploration into the life and death of Jesus, and the men and women whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created the religion we now know as Christianity. Drawing upon historical evidence, the series challenges familiar assumptions and conventional notions about Christian origins. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation, the Park Foundation, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation.
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians, Part One (full documentary) | FRONTLINE is presented by FRONTLINE PBS | Official. Its listed runtime is 110 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians, Part One (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 110 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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