Drive Thru History: Acts to Revelation
5.5
2018
Documentary
Dave Stotts explores the amazing lives of the very first Christians. Beginning in Jerusalem and using the Book of Acts as a roadmap, Dave travels the Mediterranean region to share the people, places, and events that launched the Christian faith.
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- Dave Stotts
Episode 18 : The Book Closes on the New Testament Period
August. 08,2018
Dave ends his road trip through Asia Minor at Laodicea and Colossae, revealing more evidence for the accuracy of Scripture that continues surfacing at archaeology sites like these. Dave then returns to the island of Malta to complete his journey through the world of the first Christians. He explores the development of the New Testament canon and the growth of Christianity over 2,000 years despite intense persecution. Dave ends the series with some personal reflections on his travels through the Roman Empire of the first century, exploring the New Testament accounts on-location, in the context of life-changing history.
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Episode 17 : The Seven Churches of Revelation
August. 01,2018
Dave travels to the ancient province of Asia Minor, which is now part of present-day Turkey. There, he continues his investigation of the Apostle John and takes a road trip through the seven churches addressed in the Book of Revelation: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea. Remarkably, ruins related to each of these ancient cities still exist nearly 2,000 years later, revealing more evidence for the credibility of the New Testament scriptures.
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Episode 13 : Adventures at Sea – The Island of Malta
July. 04,2018
After two years of house arrest in Caesarea, Paul was finally sent to Rome to stand trial before the emperor. Under the supervision of a centurion named Julius, Paul and the other passengers endured a perilous journey at sea, ultimately being shipwrecked on the Island of Malta. Dave explores ancient Malta and investigates Luke’s account of the shipwreck, the Maltese people, and Paul’s ministry on the island. After three-months, Julius arranged for another ship to finally get Paul to Italy.
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Episode 12 : Paul's Final Trip to Jerusalem & Caesarea
June. 27,2018
Despite the warnings, Paul’s heart was to return to Jerusalem one last time. While there, the Jewish leaders brought false charges against him and a riot broke out. The Roman legion stationed near the Jerusalem temple saved Paul from the mobs and sent him to Caesarea Maritima to face the Roman governor. Dave makes the trip from Jerusalem to Caesarea and investigates the incredible harbor, ruins, and artifacts there. This is where Paul was under house arrest for two years until he was finally sent to Rome to face the Roman Emperor himself.
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Episode 8 : The Second Journey Continues - Philippi and Thessalonica
May. 30,2018
Paul and his team continued their missionary journey through Macedonia in present-day Greece. After crossing the Aegean Sea, they landed at Neapolis and traveled to nearby Philippi. Dave visits the ancient ruins of Philippi and investigates the Biblical accounts that happened there. Dave then takes a road trip to ancient Thessalonica, where Paul and his team preached the Gospel, but were ultimately run out of town by a violent mob. Despite growing persecution, the church continued to grow throughout the Roman Empire.
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Episode 7 : The Jerusalem Council & Paul's Second Missionary Journey
May. 23,2018
Paul and Barnabas returned to Syrian Antioch, where they spent a considerable period of time strengthening the church there. After a number of months, they traveled to Jerusalem for a special meeting of church leaders. James and the Jerusalem Council ultimately decided that Gentile believers were not required to follow the Mosaic Law, but should abstain from immoral acts practiced throughout the Roman Empire. After returning to Antioch, Paul and Silas left on a second missionary journey. This three-year trek started in Galatia, where Paul revisited the churches he previously launched in Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, and Pisidian Antioch.
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Episode 6 : The First Journey Continues - Pamphylia, Galatia & Asia Minor
May. 16,2018
In this episode, Dave continues traveling the route of Paul’s first missionary journey, sailing north from Cyprus to the coast of Asia Minor. Dave visits the Biblical sites of Perga, Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe, where Paul and Barnabas preached the Gospel, healed the sick, and faced dramatic challenges. While experiencing the food and fun of the Turkish culture, Dave journeys to other ancient sites in Turkey that help explain the early growth of Christianity in the region, despite severe persecution.
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Episode 5 : Paul's First Missionary Journey - The Island of Cyprus
May. 09,2018
Followers of Jesus started congregating in Syrian Antioch, about 300 miles north of Jerusalem. There, the church grew quickly among the Jews and Gentiles. Dave travels to modern-day Antakya, Turkey, and the ancient church known as “St. Peter’s Cave,” to explore the Biblical accounts. Ultimately, the church at Antioch chose Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark to lead the first missionary journey deeper into the Roman Empire. Dave jets from Antioch to the incredible island of Cyprus – the first stop for Paul and his team. Leaving room for fun, Dave drives the entire island, from Salamis to Paphos, investigating the events described in the Book of Acts.
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Episode 4 : Saul of Tarsus & the Road to Damascus
May. 02,2018
Dave introduces us to Saul and we visit his hometown of Tarsus in present-day Turkey. We travel a segment of the Road to Damascus and experience Saul’s supernatural encounter with Jesus. Dave climbs Mount Bental in the Golan Heights of Israel to get a glimpse of Syria, while examining the dramatic transformation of Saul the persecutor to Paul the Apostle. Dave ends in Caesarea on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to explore the life and legacy of Herod Agrippa and his persecution of the early church in Judea.
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