A good documentary film about the Early Church

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I’m trying to find a good historical documentary film about the Early Church to share with my Protestant family.
The only problem is that my mother is very suspicious with anything that comes from a Catholic producer, if she ever saw one she would instantaneously dismiss that as being “biased” (the courteous version for the word “brainwashing”/“brainwashed”). So I am trying to look for something that comes either from a secular academic source, or from a Protestant scholastic source (like the book “Bearing False Witness”, which is written by a Lutheran professor, but is very objective). Thanks every one! God bless!

p.s I do welcome all recommendations from Catholic sources for my personal use!
 
I’ve been trying to think of a film, but alas I can’t think of one.
 
I couldn’t imagine many Protestants wanting to make documentaries or films post-apostolic period. Just my thought. I mean, oncw you get into the territory of Ignatius of Antioch and so on (early 2nd century), you are dealing with people called SAINTS by the Catholic Church.

I liked Restless Heart (about Augustine). I don’t see how that could be biased at all – it’s based on his own Confessions. But maybe your family readily admits fourth century is already too Catholic?

Also just check out Ignatius Press. Catholic company, but just look around just in case.
 
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Try “Christianity, the first 2000 years” produced by the A&E network. I own it and it’s great. Very long though. It’s even got some things that are biased on the protestant point of view. Just a couple of things but not enough for any person to dismiss The Catholic Churches role from the very beginning. It’s a good series to open the eyes of any that basically know nothing apart from the last 500 years of Christianity (ie the protestant Reformation). It’s based on recorded history, not doctrine.

I highly recommend it to get your families feet wet on church history.
 
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400 is probably not that Catholic to them. I guess after St. Augustine then, in their eyes everything just started to get haywire.
Just a side comment on my own story on the question “when did the Church get Catholic”. I thought the Third Ecumenical Council was too Catholic because they decided that Mary is to be called “Theotokos” or you would be anathema! But then I read the Chalcedonian Definition and found that the best, clearest, precisest illustration/definition of the Dualism of Jesus (of course it is, this is where Christians got it!). And then I noticed that the Council of Chalcedon was the FOURTH Ecumenical Council, after the one which they “falsely” entitled Mary to be Mother of God.
I must admit my long held belief of “Church History” started to shake at that moment 😂 And I am glad that it got shaken, as this was the beginning of my actual coming back to the Church.
 
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p.s I do welcome all recommendations from Catholic sources for my personal use!
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I recommend a two video set (Ignatius Press) titled “The Early Christians”. I have watched mine twice in the past several years, and plan to watch it again.

There are nine parts to this set and a lot of information given. Each segment is thirty minutes.
 
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Thanks for all who answer! I have taken notes of all of them, hope to watch them soon!
 
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