Excerpt from:  First Followers
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March 28, 2007

Were the Early Followers of Jesus Christians?

Where did the term "christian" come from?
Quest for the Real Paul

In modern times, the term Christian is applied to those who consider themselves to be following the teachings of Jesus. But where did the term originate, and would the first followers of Jesus recognize Christianity today?  

Quest for the Real Paul, now also available on DVD from Vision Media Productions, sheds light on this question.

 

Quest for the Real Paul takes viewers on a fascinating journey through the rich cultures of the Mediterranean, once the center of the ancient Roman Empire, to visit the places where Paul traveled and taught. Along the way, publisher and Middle East scholar David Hulme begins to unravel the centuries of accumulated misunderstandings about Paul and his teachings. Through a fresh look at the cultural, historical and religious context of his writings, viewers will get to know this complex and colorful man. With modern scholarship shedding new light on the biblical record, an astonishingly different picture of the apostle Paul emerges.

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