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A beautiful journey of discovery. The biblical events that took place in Asia, actually took place in what is now called Turkey! You will see the Roman World of St. Paul and St. John and the Byzantine Empire of the Greek Patriarchs. This film is an eye opener that will astound your audience. Robin D. Williams has traveled to Asia Minor for 30 years and this film is the result of his personal discoveries.
Partial Scene List: Constantinople, Haghia Sophia, St. Chora, Topkapi Palace, The Golden Horn, The Dolmabache Palace, Sumela monastery, Tarsus, Antioch, Silifke, Side, Aspendus, Perge, Antalya, Ephesus, Urfa, Harran, Mardin Monastery, Diyarbakir, Nemrut Dagi, Lake Van, Ani of the Armenians. MT. ARARAT and the supposed site of Noah s Ark.
Walk the ancient highways with the Apostles. We hear the monks speaking the language of Jesus; Aramaic! We visit whole neighborhoods of Roman houses in Ephesus. Robin has brought the Romans to life! See the faces of the people who lived in the 1st Century A.D. See the ancient cities, caravan routes, ancient harbors and underground cities.
The earliest Christian art in Haghia Sofya and St. Chora Church and the Rock Churches of Goreme Valley. The city of the first Ecumenical Council...NICEA! Enter the cave of St. Thecla. Marvel at the beautiful rivers, lakes, waterfalls and mountain scenery.
The story of St. Paul and Barnabas traveling from Antioch to Perge. You will be walking upon the same ancient highways as PAUL the Apostle walked 19 centuries ago! The same filmmaker and explorer who tracked the movements and accomplishments of Columbus, Mozart, Lindbergh and Lewis & Clark produced this program.
A spectacular and illuminating film program to be enjoyed by all ages. This is cultural entertainment at its finest.
SCENE LIST:
CONSTANTINOPLE -- ISTANBUL - THE CONQUEST OF CONSTANTINOPLE
HAGIA SOPHIA -- LARGEST CHURCH OF ITS TIME
CHORA CHURCH -- LARGEST DISPLAY BYZANTINE MOSAICS & FRESCOES
TOPKAPI -- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST RELICS
DOLMABAHCE PALACE -- DEATH OF ATATURK
IZNIK (NICAEA) -- FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
SUMELA -- FORTRESS MONASTERY IN PONTIC ALPS - MARCO POLO WAS HERE
SARDIS -- SYNAGOGUE AND TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS
TARSUS -- ST. PAUL S HOME TOWN. ACTUAL STREETS OF ANCIENT TARSUS
ANTIOCH -- FIRST CHURCH OF THE CHRISTIANS
SELEUCIA -- ANCIENT HARBOR WHERE APOSTLES PAUL & BARNABAS DEPARTED
KIZKALESI -- ISLAND FORTRESS - THECLA S HOLY CAVE
SIDE -- PORT CITY OF CILICIAN PIRATES
ASPENDOS -- BEST PRESERVED ROMAN THEATER AND AQUEDUCT
PERGE -- ST. PAUL SPEAKS HERE ON FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY
ANTALYA -- ST. PAUL SAILS FOR ANTIOCH FROM HERE
BODRUM -- MAUSOLEUM of HALICARNASSUS - CASTLE OF ST. PETER
EPHESUS -- DAILY LIFE OF THE ROMANS - ARCHAEOLOGISTS AT WORK
CAPPADOCIA -- EARLIEST CHRISTIAN ART - UNDERGROUND CITIES
NEMRUT DAGI -- COMMAGENE SANCTUARY - TOMB & PLACE OF WORSHIP
URFA -- CAVE OF ABRAHAM
HARRAN -- ABRAHAM & SARAH
MARDIN -- ARAMAIC - THE LANGUAGE OF JESUS
DIYARBAKIR -- TRADE ROUTE CITY
AHTAMAR ISLAND -- CHURCH OF HOLY CROSS
ANI -- ANCIENT ARMENIAN CITY
MOUNT ARARAT -- SUPPOSED SITE OF NOAH S ARK
ISHAK PASHA PALACE -- STRONGHOLD & PALACE ON THE CARAVAN ROUTE
A VERY MOVING AND EMOTIONAL CONCLUSION TO AN HISTORICAL MASTERPIECE
