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Based on Karen Armstrong's acclaimed book, this feature-length film guides viewers along one of humanity's most elusive quests.
For over 4,000 years, adherents of the world's monotheistic faiths have wrestled with the question of God. This extraordinary, feature-length film, based on Karen Armstrong's acclaimed book of the same name, traces that elusive and fascinating quest.A HISTORY OF GOD examines the familiar images of deity as presented in the Bible and Koran and traces the evolution and interrelation of the various Christian, Jewish, and Islamic interpretations of the divine figure. Through balanced analysis of historic and holy texts and extensive use of ancient art and artifacts, we'll follow the long road to today's understanding of God and what the journey--and the destination--have to tell us about humanity and its never-ending search for meaning and comfort.
From the time of Abraham to the present, this is a thought-provoking look at the God at the heart of the world's three great monotheistic religions.
Crucifixion DVD
Discover the history and mechanics of the common, albeit inhumanly cruel, ancient form of capital punishment that has become a central Christian religious symbol.
• This unique examination of crucifixion was filmed on location in the Middle East.
• Witness modern (consensual) crucifixions in the Philippines.
• CGI animation and forensic analysis show how this terrible deed is performed and its horrible effects.
As the method chosen to end the life of Jesus Christ, crucifixion looms as a highly charged and symbolic method of execution. Yet, it was common at the time and had been used for at least 500 years.
Join THE HISTORY CHANNEL® on an in-depth examination of this ultimate cruelty, the torturous capital punishment applied to not only Jesus but tens of thousands of other unfortunate victims. Forensic reconstructions, computer animations, dramatic reenactments and footage of modern crucifixions complete a revealing portrait of this very well known but little-understood form of brutality.
Go on location to Jerusalem, to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Garden of Gethsemane, to learn of the most famous crucifixion in history on the site where it happened. And see what can be learned from a reconstruction from the only remains of a crucifixion victim ever found. Learn the origins of this awful punishment, its mechanics, and its effectiveness as a deterrent. And, finally, discover what it is that actually kills the crucified: shock, suffocation, asphyxiation, or heart trauma.
Take an unblinking, scientific look at the method by which Jesus was killed, CRUCIFIXION. To buy this product click on Buy Now Button.
