David Suchet: In The Footsteps of St. Paul

I appreciated the diligence of David Suchet in his research on the life of Peter, his presentation of varying interpretations of the evidence, and especially his acceptance of Scripture as authoritative. While I had some minor disagreements on some of his conclusions, his presentation was fair, and objective. I highly recommend this DVD.

David Suchet has been a favorite actor of mine since I first saw him as Hercule Poirot on TV. Since I am a dedicated Christian, the title of this DVD set grabbed me and I had to order it. So glad I did! Mr. Suchet, a dedicated Christian himself, goes to the Holy land and begins learning from the learned locals all he can glean about the life and times of St. Paul and how he became first a Christian and then how he began traveling the land and spreading the Gospel. This is a great historical explanation of Paul's life and dedication to his life's work as a Christian teacher who spread the word and wrote some of the greatest parts of the New Testament. If you are a new or old Christian, this is an extremely valuable work on how to understand the birth and growth of Biblical teachings and how they can be used to continue spreading the Word!Thank you, Amazon, for the chance of finding and owning this great work!!!

David Suchet does an excellent job of introducing us to the paths St. Paul followed almost 2,000 years ago. He meets some interesting and knowledgeable people, who shed additional light on understanding this charismatic evangelist. Suchet always delves deeply into whatever character he plans to portray, until he thoroughly understands him. He does the same thing here, with Saul of Tarsus.Suchet covers the life and journeys of the far-traveling Apostle fairly thoroughly (Malta may be an exception). As he immerses himself in those locations, he helps to create the atmosphere the evangelists would have experienced on their visits.This DVD is an inspirational journey that sheds considerable insights into the character and life of one of the great shapers of history. Suchet is outstanding as our gracious and entertaining host.

Documentary is fantastic, I would give it 5 stars BUT be advised if you buy the blu ray: I did that too and while the disc label said 'In the Footsteps of St. Peter', when I played the disc it had an old Bruce Willis movie on the disc instead. This is obviously an error at the disc factory.I returned it to amazon for a refund, afraid to try again. I had to settle for watching the DVD I already had on hand. I am sure the blu ray would look much better but there's no way to know if the next disc will have the correct documentary, or the Bruce Willis movie again.Too bad, this documentary deserves better, it deserves to be seen in best-possible picture quality.

I also watched in The Footsteps of Peter. I found both a revelation. Mr. Suchet add a warm feeling and a great deal of information. I've always been a fan of his. and this just adds to that. The desert landscape of the time of Jesus and the modern day experts melded together. I expect to watch the DVD's many times. I purchased the one about St. Paul to the pastor at our church. Last fall she gave a month of sermons about Paul and his "letters". So I knew she will enjoy them.The struggles of St. Paul and his miraculous conversion on the road to Damascus. I have also been watching the TV mini-series A.D. Continues. I have always been curious about the history of that time. Enjoy!

A very personal, authentic personal journey with one of our best English speaking actors. He makes a very charming host as well as he traces the steps of the man who changed Christianity from a small Jewish cult to a worldwide religion. He brings the travels and writings of St. Paul to life. Paul was never one ofmy Bible favorites, but this video helps you to appreciate just how difficult and danger ous his task was and how effective he was. I am now a great admirer of St. Paul and will read his letters with new eyes. I should mention this is not a dry lecture-it is an highly entertaining adventure as well as being educational...you will love it..

I really like David Suchet in Poirot but this really gave me a good feeling for him as a person. His friendly happy demeanor and choice of St. Paul really does a service to Christianity. I do not care for the overemphasis upon Paul's supposed believe in a eminent end of the world. Really I do not get that feel in reading the epistles because he also speaks of things future that must happen before any end could take place. You don't get this sense of urgency in his writing, but rather a man committed to the work of the Lord during his short lifetime.

I originally borrowed this from the library and after my husband and I watched it, he said we had to get it for ourselves. David Suchet is enthusiastic and even in awe about what he shows us and what he discovers.He begins his journey in Jerusalem and then ventures through the cities of Paul's travels. We learn about the history of the cities as well as Paul's adventures while there. As David Suchet goes along he asks challenging questions that are answered by a variety of people such as scholars, tour guides, and clerics. This is a must for anyone familiar with Paul and the Bible and can be enjoyed by those who are not.