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Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
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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.
Introduction: The First Christianity (2:51) -- One of the Holiest Sites on Earth (2:41) -- True Origins of the Christian Church (2:39) -- Tracing the Development of the Church (2:20) -- The Road East (2:04) -- Fourth Century Church Music (1:48) -- The Church of the Roman Empire (1:59) -- Showing the Way to Salvation (2:06) -- East / West Divide (2:13) -- Testing the Unity of the Faith (2:54) -- The Council of Nicea (2:14) -- The Human and Divine Nature of Jesus (2:24) -- The Council of Chalcedon (2:16) -- The First Church Split (1:32) -- The Syriac Orthodox Church (2:25) -- Claims of Authenticity (2:06) -- The Coming of Islam (2:16) -- Islam Influenced by Christianity (2:33) -- The Church of the East (1:59) -- Passing on Greek Learning (2:10) -- Bringing Christianity to the Far East (2:31) -- Ancient Chinese Monastery (2:59) -- Religion of Light (2:38) -- Church of Merchants (1:59) -- Eastern Origins (2:09) -- Additional Resources and Credits: The First Christianity (1:21).
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Theology of religions (Christian theology)