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| The Indestructible Book - (Full version: 240 minutes on 2 DVDs) |
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 | | | DVD - Our Price: $33.95 |  | | Bueno Distribution (1997) | | Length: 240 minutes on 2 DVDs | | Product # VID257 | | Shipping weight: 7 oz | | |
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| Kings and emperors could not stop it. War and revolution could not destroy it. Retrace the historic path of God’s Word from Mt. Sinai to Plymouth Rock. We meet the scholars, teachers and missionaries whose passionate faith preserved The Indestructible Book. |
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| The story of The Indestructible Book begins with the Ten Commandments, God’s first communication to man. Bible historian Ken Connolly describes that first awesome encounter and the later dedicated efforts of scribes as they meticulously copy Old Testament passages. |
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| New Testament scribes are persecuted and martyred by the Romans until protection is granted by Constantine. Jerome’s Latin translation makes the Bible available to all of the Roman Empire until the Dark Ages. When Latin as a common language fades, a few monks preserve the Word. |
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| Centuries later, St. Patrick and St. Columbia evangelize in English, and John Wycliffe translates the entire Bible into English. A controversial figure to the end, Oxford scholar and priest Wycliffe dies while preaching in his church. Believers in England and on the Continent are being burned at the stake for spreading his message and beliefs. But the Word is in the world to stay, and no campaign — no matter how brutal — can stop it. |
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| As the Renaissance blossoms, Christianity faces a period of great trial and sacrifice. Bible scholar and host Ken Connolly shows that at a time when learning and the arts are flourishing, The Indestructible Book is harshly suppressed by the English court. Owning a Bible in English, or even quoting Scripture in English, means death for countless men and women of God. |
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| A young scholar, William Tyndale, becomes a convert and a driving force in the Reformation. The Reformation finally gains a foothold in England, and numerous English translations of the Bible appear. This, however, is merely a prelude to a historic crisis for The Indestructible Book. Queen Mary, known as “Bloody Mary,” ascends the throne determined the crush the Reformation. Hundreds of reformers are burned at the stake. |
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| A small group of Christians, know as the Puritans, is persecuted and leaves Holland to seek sanctuary from the religious intolerance of the Church of England. Though they are welcomed in Holland, the opportunity to be “self-governed” in a brand new land is decided upon. The group sails to America for the freedom to worship God as they please. |
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