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“The purpose of these DVD’s and this inexpensive price-point is to get these films into the hands of parents, grandparents and youth within our congregations. We want to help clarify the history of Jesus and the early Church, as this is essential in helping an individual understand what is truth.”
 Ralph Rintisch (pastor of a Cranbrook B.C. church) speaks about the DVDs by Dr. Paul Maier:
“If you are like me, if you hear the words "Da Vinci Code" one more time you may get sick. What the..., uh, that novel taught us, is that we are not very aware of church history to the point that many of our own people have become confused about the history of Jesus and the Church and reliability of the New Testament Scriptures that give us our eye-witness accounts. Dr. Paul L. Maier, The Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University, teaming up with Tobias Communications, has given us three excellent DVD Series all of which predate the..., uh, that novel.
The three are: The Odyssey of St. Paul, Jesus Legend or Lord?, and Christianity The First Three Centuries. I have watched them numerous times personally just to clarify my own understanding of the Biblical history for my teaching and ministries and am planning to use them as an Adult Education option for the fall.
The set is available with a workbook to help participants retain information for the future and is rich with photos and video images of historic places and objects. Dr. Maier presents the material in an engaging fashion with plenty of fascinating information to catch and hold your attention.
I highly recommend these to anyone who needs tools to clarify the history that is an important part of our foundation for teaching the truth.”
How do I present these DVDs to my congregation?
• Pastor Ralph Rintisch offered these teaching DVD’s to people in the congregation during a sermon - dozens of people responded immediately in ordering the DVD’s. Use a sign-up sheet at a “Welcome Centre” after the service.
• Add the Home Use DVD’s to a weekly/monthly issue of an e-mail letter. Have people call the church office to order a copy.
• Excellent gifts to give at Christmas.
• Have people in the church buy the DVD’s and loan them to family, friends, neighbours and business associates.
Further Testimonials:
“For the supremely pivotal event of the resurrection, Paul Maier lends fresh scholarly support.”
Dr. Billy Graham
“It is most heartening to see the continued outpouring of excellent historical works being produced by Dr. Paul L. Maier, one of the premier historians of our time (These works) have been a help and an encouragement to me and I am sure to many thousands of others.
D. James Kennedy, President and Founder of Evangelism Explosion
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