Description: The Seventh Day - DVD
Set of 5 DVDs on the History of the Sabbath
Revelations from the Lost Pages of History
Well-known actor Hal Holbrook hosts this five-part documentary tracing the controversy over the Judeo-Christian holy day. Uncover its origin and meaning as taught by the sacred Scriptures and other ancient documents. Discover the ‘lost history’ of the seventh day in nearly every land and through out every age. Recount the loyalty and courage of people who saw the seventh day as the mark of their faithfulness to the Creator God, and who were willing to die rather than live contrary to their convictions. Learn of the recent resurgence of the seventh day in the Messianic and other Christian movements.
The Seventh Day - five one hour programs which stand alone yet together they give a grand sweep of sacred and secular history.
15 Years in the making! Endorsements: "Historically sound. Profound and captivating. “In my 45 years in the broadcast industry, I haven’t seen anything better.” “Adds breadth and depth to the viewer’s understanding ” “Attention to historical detail and use of experts adds refreshing credibility. A marvelous effort” “Wow! I was awed by the quality and the graphics.”
Part One - From Creation to Old Testament times
Did you ever wonder... Why the week has 7 days? If life on earth really began by accident?
Part 1 of The Seventh Day: looks back to the earliest written records of our race to discover the foundations of human time.
Unravels the mystery of our origins and shows how the seven-day week ties us to our creation and our Creator.
Packed with special effects, brilliant graphics, & historical documentation.
Part Two - From the time of Jesus till the 4th Century
Did you know... Church leaders conspired to kill Jesus Christ when he broke their rules? Early Christians continued to keep the seventh day for hundreds of years?
Part 2 of The Seventh Day: exposes the political and religious intrigue behind the seventh day controversy in the early Christian Church. Our host, Hal Holbrook, weaves little known historical data and expert testimony into a tapestry of compelling truth.
Part Three - From Saint Patrick to the Eleventh Century
Learn... St. Patrick was neither Irish nor Catholic. A pope who was excom-municated concerning the seventh-day.
Part 3 of The Seventh Day: Frank González k tells about the battle over the seventh-day in medieval times. It's a story riddled with fakes and forgeries, warped by legend and propaganda, and steeped in the schemes of patriarchs, popes and kings. With the testimony of experts from England, Scotland and the United States presents new lost pages of history.
Part Four - From 14th century to late 17th century
Find the seventh day in Moscow’s Red Square, Spain, & Slovakia. Ana-baptist leader Andreas Fischer escaped hanging to continue preaching the seventh-day.
Part 4 of The Seventh Day: spotlights the resurgence of Sabbath observance in an era of religious upheaval- from the spiritual revolution in late 15-century Russia, through the religious rebellion of the Protestants in the 16th century, to the radical Sabbath revival of England in the 17th century.
Part Five - From 17 Century into the eternal future
In 1665 - Baptists are the first to plant the seventh day in New England.
Part 5 of The Seventh Day: blends history and current events to conclude the chronicle. This is an epic story, worldwide in scope, ranging from China to Africa to South America. It spans the centuries from Roger Williams' heroic stand for religious liberty in 17th-century America to the crisis of conscience faced by many today.
This final episode shares a 21st century view and beyond of the seventh day.
Set of Five DVDs
List price - $99.99
This is a First Class production!
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