Peter the Fisherman (Robert Foxworth) and Paul of Tarsus (Sir Anthony Hopkins) assume leadership of the Church as they struggle against violent opposition to the teachings of Jesus Christ and their own personal conflicts.
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| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Paul of Tarsus | |
| Robert Foxworth | ... | Peter the Fisherman | |
| Eddie Albert | ... | Festus | |
| Raymond Burr | ... | Herod Agrippa I | |
| José Ferrer | ... | Gamaliel (as Jose Ferrer) | |
| Jon Finch | ... | Luke | |
| David Gwillim | ... | Mark | |
| Herbert Lom | ... | Barnabas | |
| Jean Peters | ... | Priscilla | |
| John Rhys-Davies | ... | Silas | |
| Julian Fellowes | ... | Nero | |
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Shanit Keter | ... | Daphne |
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Denis Lill | ... | James |
| Gareth Thomas | ... | Julius | |
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Giannis Voglis | ... | John (as Yannis Voglis) |
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Peter the Fisherman (Robert Foxworth) and Paul of Tarsus (Sir Anthony Hopkins) assume leadership of the Church as they struggle against violent opposition to the teachings of Jesus Christ and their own personal conflicts.
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Two key pillars of Early Chrisitanity and Western civilization. But in their own day the world didn't want them.Parents Guide:
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12 April 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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According to page 202 of the book "The Bible On Film" (Scarecrow, 1981, written by R. Campbell and M. Pitts) this originally aired in two parts: part one on April 12, 1981, and part two on April 14, 1981. See more »Goofs
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Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Suzanne Pleshette/Dick Cavett (1981) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This is a great movie for those who want to understand the early decades of the Christian church. Anthony Hopkins as Paul and Robert Foxworth as Peter are fabulous in their acting. Paul is obviously more passionate and the story tends to give him more screen time. The movie tells the story of how and what the disciples did following the Resurrection. In the book of Galatians in the New Testament, Paul is revisiting churches he started which have come under the influence of Judiazers who say that Christians must be Jews, and that Gentiles must be circumsized.
Paul meets with Peter, who has not left the general area of Jerusalem to discuss this problem. His argument is that Jesus came to save all--Jew and Gentile alike, and he has been travelling to Greece and Asia Minor making large numbers of converts. The arguments he makes to Peter, is that salvation is by faith, that Jesus plus nothing is the key to salvation, and that works or previous Jewish religious practices are now irrelevant. Peter eventually is pursuaded, and after about 30 years of doing little, agrees with Paul's arguments. Paul's other journeys are dramatized and his final days seem to drag out the movie, but the performances are top notch!