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You’re St. Melito of Sardis! You have a great love of history and liturgy. You’re attached to the traditions of the ancients, yet you recognize that the old world — great as it was — is passing away. You are loyal to the customs of your family, though you do not hesitate to call family members to account for their sins. Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers! |
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You’re St. Justin Martyr! You have a positive and hopeful attitude toward the world. You think that nature, history, and even the pagan philosophers were often guided by God in preparation for the Advent of the Christ. You find “seeds of the Word” in unexpected places. You’re patient and willing to explain the faith to unbelievers. Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers! |
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Michael,
I don't think your all that late on this, I just found it myself and posted a link to it yesterday on my blog.
It was filmed a while ago, but my impression is that it is newly available online.
At this point I'm about 2/3rds of the way through and am quite enjoying it.
There are points I disagree with, for example the series is a bit too skeptical and assumes a number of 'facts' I disagree with like the post 70AD dating of the synoptics, and that each Gospel was written for a diverse isolated community (Bauckham's "Jesus and the Eyewitnesses" and "The Gospels for All Christians" seem to make that position less than tenable to me), but as you pointed out the scholars are gracious and referee each other to a point.
The focus on the political side, the influence of the Roman empire, the Jewish resistance movement, and how Jesus and his followers fit into that is something that I think really adds a lot to the series.
Plus, as you said, quite good visuals.
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