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Coming
Attractions A look at Jesus inner circle
DOCUMENTARY
The Twelve Apostles (The History Channel, airs Dec.
20 at 9:00 p.m. eastern) |
The Twelve Apostles, a two-hour documentary about the
inner circle of Jesus followers, will debut Dec. 20 on the History
Channel. It repeats Christmas day at 10:00 a.m. eastern.
Actor Martin Sheen narrates the film, which follows the apostles
-- Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the
Lesser, Thaddeus, Simon, and Judas -- from their first meeting with Jesus to
the death of John in the late first century. Bible scholars from a wide variety
of perspectives and faith traditions provide the commentary.
The first hour of the film is devoted to the life of Jesus and the
first stirrings of the Christian movement. The second hour examines Christian
legends about the later exploits of each of the apostles.
Paulist Fr. Ellwood Kieser, maker of the feature films
Romero and Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story,
is the documentarys executive producer.
National Catholic Reporter, December 17,
1999
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