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Church father Tertullian wrote: "We read the lives of the Cæsars: At Rome Nero was the first who stained with blood the rising faith" [17] Mary Ellen Snodgrass notes that Tertullian in this passage "used Suetonius as a source by quoting Lives of the Caesars as proof that Nero was the first Roman emperor to murder Christians", but cites not a specific passage in Suetonius's Lives as Tertullian ...
In the Name of the Father is a 1993 biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Jim Sheridan.It is based on the true story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings that killed four off-duty British soldiers and a civilian. [2]
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973) Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) The Passover Plot (1976) Jesus of Nazareth (1977) The Nativity (1978, TV) Jesus (1979) Journey to Bethlehem (2023) The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979) A Child Called Jesus (1987) The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) The Revolutionary (1995) The ...
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs sweːˈtoːniʊs traŋˈkᶣɪlːʊs]), commonly referred to as Suetonius (/ s w ɪ ˈ t oʊ n i ə s / swih-TOH-nee-əs; c. AD 69 – after AD 122), [2] was a Roman historian who wrote during the early Imperial era of the Roman Empire.
Journey to Bethlehem is a new entry in the faith-based canon that's sure to leave viewers with a few songs stuck in their heads.A musical retelling of the biblical story of Jesus' birth, the movie ...
[74] [83] Suetonius refers to the leader of the Christians as Chrestus, a term also used by Tacitus, referred in Latin dictionaries as a (amongst other things) version of 'Christus'. [84] However, the wording used by Suetonius implies that Chrestus was alive at the time of the disturbance and was agitating the Jews in Rome.
A new movie about the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, is sparking debate among viewers and religious scholars alike. “Mary,” a Biblical epic streaming now on Netflix, tells the story ...
Jesus' Son is a 1999 drama film based on the collection of short stories by Denis Johnson. The film stars Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton , with Holly Hunter , Dennis Hopper , Denis Leary , Will Patton , John Ventimiglia , Michael Shannon , and Jack Black in supporting roles.