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Customer Reviews for Vision Video A.D., DVD
Vision Video A.D., DVD
The stunning sequel to Jesus of Nazareth, this captivating epic vividly re-creates the turbulent years following the crucifixion of Christ. Witness the growth of the fledgling church, from Peter's first bold sermon at Pentecost to the martyrdom of Paul. Filmed on location in the Middle East and Europe with an all-star cast. Includes a 12-session on-disk study guide. Two DVDs, 6 hours total. Abridged Edition
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Customer Reviews for A.D., DVD
Review 1 for A.D., DVD
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Engaging Story
Date:March 3, 2013
C. Mark
Location:Tulsa, OK
Age:Over 65
Gender:male
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Gives some interesting insights into the book of Acts.
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Review 2 for A.D., DVD
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Cut for DVD release
Date:December 27, 2012
Craig
Location:Minnesota
Age:55-65
Gender:male
Quality:
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The original film was almost 9 hours in length and, while it was not a word for word account from the Bible, it did provide a tremendous glimspe into first century life in the Roman empire and early persecutions of the Church. The biggest problem with the dvd release is the fact that almost one-third of the film was edited out. The editing was done by simply removing whole segments from the original resulting in holes in both plot and dialogue. If the studio ever releases the entire film on dvd it would be worth owning. I used to watch my VHS copy every year after Easter and Jesus of Nazareth. A good alternate choice to this edited version is the dvd Peter and Paul, also available from CBD.
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Review 3 for A.D., DVD
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Date:June 6, 2012
imzadi
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
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The original series was nine hours of viewing time. Your DVD has only six hours. What happened to the other three
hours? I would like to own the actual original viewing hours.
hours? I would like to own the actual original viewing hours.
Response from Christianbook.com:By Internet Marketing, June 8, 2012
This is an abridged edition.
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Review 4 for A.D., DVD
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Not long enough
Date:December 30, 2011
Gerry G
Location:Malden, Ma
Age:55-65
Gender:male
Quality:
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This movie as are most Christian movies is not completely accurate. But it is a TV Movie not the bible. However the story is close enough. (Study your bible first) I do like the way that it mixes scripture, history and fiction. If anything you can learn a little about the leaders of Rome in that time. My gripe is that this movie was originally 8 hours long on TV and later on VHS. 25% of the story is now missing that makes it less intriguing for me. I hope someday the full 8 hours will be remastered and released. That would be a 5 star movie.
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Review 5 for A.D., DVD
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A little hard to use in small group setting.
Date:December 6, 2011
Bennie Daniels- Jr.
Location:Jackson, Ms.
Age:Over 65
Gender:male
Quality:
5
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5
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4
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I wish Each Lesson contained a start and finished indicator.
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Review 6 for A.D., DVD
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educational
Date:October 14, 2011
celest
Location:Columbus GA
Age:45-54
Gender:female
Quality:
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It is very Scriptural, it will make you feel close to Jesus and his Apostles, and all the suffering they went through to get the message of Jesus to everyone.
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Review 7 for A.D., DVD
Overall Rating:
BRINGS THE BIBLE TO LIFE
Date:May 12, 2011
beth c
Location:ST LOUIS
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
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This movie helped me in my Bible reading by watching it. The characters put a face with a name and I could better comprehend the acts of the " new" church.
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Review 8 for A.D., DVD
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Book of Acts on film
Date:April 10, 2011
Dennis Ramsey
Location:Fort Worth, TX
Age:45-54
Gender:male
Quality:
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This is a long ( but good ) movie ! It follows the events of the early church and is fairly accurate. The film has some catholic influence ( baptisim by sprinkling ) but overall is a very good film.
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Review 9 for A.D., DVD
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Date:September 28, 2010
Mildred King
I have not seen this movie before. It is an excellent storie for how life carried on after Christ. Another star studded epic movie that has become another favorite of mine. I highly recommend this movie for family viewing.
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Review 10 for A.D., DVD
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Date:February 8, 2010
Jeremy
I found this movie is not accurate with the account of acts in the Bible. The characters are week. Peter when he laid his hands on the lame man looked supprised when he slowly got up. The bible says the man "jumped up" when he was healed not the way this movie portrays it. I was very dissappointed in the dipiction of the day of Penticost. If you did not know the bible you have no idea what was going on. The director has obviously never heard someone speaking in tongues. I also felt they spent too much time on other ficticious events. How much better this movie would have been if they would have stayed with the word of God. I highly recommend the audio Drama by "inspired by the media group" mp3 of the new testament. Much better. I can't get enough of it.
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Review 11 for A.D., DVD
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Date:January 14, 2010
Dalia Franco
i definitely agree that not all of it is very accurate, but it does give you the glimpse you need to see how the early church was persecuted. All in all, the actors were great and it was a good movie to watch.
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Review 12 for A.D., DVD
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Date:October 28, 2009
Viola MacIsaac
I saw this movie when it first air in 1977 or 78, i really enjoyed, but i don'have it yet but i will.
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Review 13 for A.D., DVD
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Date:June 9, 2008
Medgeen Fabius
I enjoyed most of the movie. but I found that some of it was not accurate to the bible. In the movie Peter spent a long time in Rome, this is not biblically accurate. One of the pastors was called a father, while the Bible tells us we should not call anyone father.
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Review 14 for A.D., DVD
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Date:May 27, 2008
juju
I encourage anyone to see this movie. To see what Christians had to go through and how they obeyed the word and how they were ready to die for Christ its amazing. Great movie
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Review 15 for A.D., DVD
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Date:January 4, 2008
Esther H. Montano
My husband and I enjoyed this movie very much. It is very looooong, but worthwhile. It was nice to see the continuation of Jesus of Nazareth and to see how it ended. It was an indepth movie, nicely acted out.
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Review 16 for A.D., DVD
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Date:December 29, 2007
Everett Britton
This program is excellent. It is formatted to be used for group viewing and discussion. The study guide and background material included on the DVD is first rate material. I am using the study guide and DVD in my Bible class. The program is divided into 12 1 hour sessions: 30 min video/30 minutes discussion. I rate it first class.
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Review 17 for A.D., DVD
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Date:December 28, 2007
Kevin Coleman
I purchased this item as a Christmas gift for my mother. I have seen this film and reviewed the study guide. They are both excellent tools for enhancing your understanding of the Scripture!
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Review 18 for A.D., DVD
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Date:March 15, 2007
Excellent movie on the early church! Add this to your must have religious dvd collection.
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Review 19 for A.D., DVD
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Date:March 28, 2006
Guy Rozario
Brilliantly made. Great cast of actors. Great resource for early church history as it covers not only Christianity but also, Roman culture, Greek philosophies of the time and the different Jewish sects. Worth buying
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Review 20 for A.D., DVD
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Date:August 16, 2005
bill
material was very good, but a long course of study;
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