Yes. The full film is on YouTube, legally, in HD, uploaded by us. We’d rather you watch it than not. If you want to support the project, buy the USB edition or rent it on a streaming platform.
No. The film features practising Christians among its scholars, several of them ordained, and the history presented is mainstream scholarship taught at major universities and seminaries.
Also no. The skeptical scholars get equal time and pull no punches. If both sides come away slightly annoyed, we’ve done our job.
The USB edition includes every interview, complete and unedited — hours of raw footage — so you can check for yourself. People keep asking. We keep saying this.
Twelve PhD biblical scholars and ancient historians who teach or publish on the New Testament and the ancient world, from institutions including Duke, Cambridge, Vanderbilt and Macquarie. See The Scholars page for the full roster.
Probably! Universities, secular societies, church groups and film clubs have all hosted screenings — sometimes with a live Q&A with the director afterwards. Get in touch via the contact page.
Watch this space. The first hundred years were only the beginning — the story of what the church did next is arguably even wilder.
Still suspicious? Good. That’s the right instinct.