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The First Christianity /

This program brings viewers to exceptional sacred sites throughout the Near East and Asia to trace the first expansion of Christianity from Jerusalem - which was not to Rome with Paul, but to Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Armenia, and Ethiopia. After the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD followers of Jesus fled t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films Media Group, Open University
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2011], ©2009.
Series:A History of Christianity.
Subjects:
Christianity.
Institutionalism (Religion)
Religion and sociology.
Religions > History.
Religions.
Religious institutions.
Theology of religions (Christian theology)
Theology.
Christianity
Theology
Christianisme.
Sociologie religieuse.
Religions > Histoire.
Théologie des religions.
Théologie.
theology.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Webcast
Videorecording.
History.
Films éducatifs.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Films on Demand)
Description
Summary:This program brings viewers to exceptional sacred sites throughout the Near East and Asia to trace the first expansion of Christianity from Jerusalem - which was not to Rome with Paul, but to Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Armenia, and Ethiopia. After the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD followers of Jesus fled to Asia Minor, establishing a thriving ecclesiastical community at least 100 years before Constantine made Christianity Rome{u2019}s official religion. The video highlights the significance of the Syriac Orthodox Church and discusses differences between Eastern and Roman imperial Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity, and the impact of Islam in Syria. It covers the rule and the rivalries of Constantine, Nestorius, Cyril, and Timothy I; the Councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon; and a stronghold of the faith even further east of Rome: the powerful Baghdad-based Nestorian Church, whose dominion by the 8th century included parts of India and China.
Item Description:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on October 16, 2011.
Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Title from distributor's description.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience:9 and up.
Access:Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.