"From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians" tells the epic story of
the rise of Christianity. The four hours explore 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. Archaeological finds have
yielded new understandings of Jesus' class and social status; fresh
interpretations have transformed earlier ideas about the identity of the early
Christians and their communities.
Through engaging on-camera interviews with twelve scholars--New Testament
theologians, archaeologists, and historians--the series presents their
contributions to this intellectual revolution. For example they talk about
the quest for the historical Jesus -
what can we really know? And how do we know it?
