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These video tapes are available from the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Library at 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. Please write or call (215) 241-7220 to schedule their use. You may pick the tapes up at the library from 9-5 on weekdays or have them mailed directly to you.
Borrowing fees are $10 per videotape, films are $25 and slide shows are $15. Postage charge is $4. Monthly Meetings and committees of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting pay only a mailing fee (when applicable). Contributions for purchase, maintenance and replacement of tapes are greatly appreciated.
All tapes are for young adults and adults, VHS format, and run at SP speed unless otherwise noted.
| TITLE | INFO |
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| FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS, PART I | 60 minutes. PBS Home Video, 1998. Traces the life of Jesus through the eyes of scholars and archaeologists. |
| FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS, PART II | 60 minutes. PBS Home Video, 1998. Examines the rise of Christianity in relation to new historical evidence. |
| FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS, PART III | 60 minutes. PBS Home Video, 1998. Examines the later period after the first revolt, tracing the development and impact of the Gospels and the hostility between Christians and Jews. |
| FROM JESUS TO CHRIST: THE FIRST CHRISTIANS, PART IV | 60 minutes. PBS Home Video, 1998. Documents the second and third centuries of Christianity. |
| THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS | 117 minutes (2 videos). Produced by Magnetic Arts, Wellspring Media, 1995. A film by Norris Chumley (Quaker). A new translation and guide to the essential teachings of Jesus, as told throughout America. |
| THE GREATEST ADVENTURE | Six 29 minute episodes produced by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, Worldvision, 1985, 1986. Accompanying 48 page books of the same title published by Abingdon, 1986. These action-packed animated Bible stories are presented through the eyes of three young visitors from the 20th century. (Viewers should take note of the racial and sex role stereotypes inherent in the portrayals of the three children in many of the stories.) The series is for grades K-8 and includes the following titles: DANIEL AND THE LION'S DEN, DAVID AND GOLIATH, JOSHUA AND THE BATTLE OF JERICO, MOSES, NOAH'S ARK,and SAMPSON AND DELILAH. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH | 6 hour program in 14 (21 to 28 minute) parts. Produced by Franco Zefirelli, 1977. Written in consultation with leading Catholic, Anglican, and Jewish authorities, this version was edited by Don Bosco Films/Multimedia in 1981. The videos are for church exhibition only. No admission fee may be charged. The teacher's guide contains the full screenplay, commentaries, scripture references, a discussion guide for adults and teenagers, and exercises for children. See entries below for contents of each video. For ages 8-adult. (No charge). |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 1: THE AWAITED MESSIAH |
28 minutes. The village of Nazareth - Mary's betrothal - The Annunciation - Mary in Elizabeth's house - His name is John - Joseph's dream. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 2: BORN FOR US |
28 minutes. Joseph and Mary leave for Bethlehem - No room in the inn - Shepherds watching their flocks - Jesus is born - Simeon prophesies - Magi bring gifts - Herod's rage - Flight into Egypt. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 3: SENT BY GOD |
28 minutes. Return to Nazareth - Jesus' bar mitzvah - Finding the temple - John preaches at the Jordan - Jesus is baptized by John - Call of Andrew and Phillip. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 4: LIBERATION OF THE OPRESSED |
24 minutes. John is arrested - Jesus in the synagogue at Nazareth - Jesus preaches at Capernaum - Jesus cures possesed boy - Miraculous catch of fish - Matthew the tax collector -Parables of the Kingdom. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 5: THE FORGIVING LORD |
26 minutes. Jesus cures the paralytic - Parable of the prodigal son - John in prison - Jesus is greeted by the crowds - Matthew and Peter followed Jesus. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 6: HE WHO CALLS |
28 minutes. Jesus raises the daughter of Jairus - Jesus calls Thomas - Salome's dance - Beheading of John the Baptist -Judas becomes a disciple of Jesus. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 7: FRIEND OF SINNERS |
28 minutes. A rich young man - Outcasts follow Jesus - The miracle of the loaves - Simon the Zealot - Joseph of Arimathea - The sinful woman at the banquet. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 8: THE MAN OF THE BEATITUDES |
28 minutes. The mission of the disciples - Peter's profession of faith - Sermon on the Mount - The festival in Jerusalem - Martha and Mary at Bethany - The raising of Lazarus. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 9: MESSIAH OF LOVE |
25 minutes. Lambs for the sacrifice - Jesus enters Jerusalem - The money changers - Jesus with the children - Jesus addresses the Pharisees. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 10: PROPHET OF TRUTH |
26 minutes. The woman caught in adultry - A Roman Centurion - Jesus cures the blind man - Jesus confronts the Pharisees - Jesus and Nicodemus. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 11: BREAD OF ETERNAL LIFE |
26 minutes. The Sanhedrin - "What will you give me?" - The upper room - The Last Supper - The commandment of love. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 12: THE INNOCENT CONDEMNED |
28 minutes. Garden of Gethsemane - Judas betrays Jesus - Jesus before the high priest - Peter denies Jesus - Jesus before Pilate - Jesus scourged and crowned with thorns. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 13: THE SON OF GOD CRUCIFIED |
28 minutes. "Behold the man" - Crowd chooses Barabbas - Jesus carries his cross - Jesus is nailed to the cross - - Mary and the women - Jesus dies and is buried. |
| JESUS OF NAZARETH Part 14: THE RISEN LORD LIVING FOREVER |
21 minutes. Guards at the sepulcher - The tomb is enpty - Mary Magdalen announces the good news - Jesus appears to the disciples - Their mission to the world. |
| NRSV: THE NEW RSV BIBLE: A STANDARD FOR OUR TIME | 23 minutes. National Council of Churches, 1989. |
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