A Lamp in the Dark: The Untold History of the Bible

I've been sharing it with friends. And well my copy got lost somewhere. Anyway I got the digital version on the instant video and also Purchased the disk again. They both work well. If you are seeking the truth about the history of Christianity from it's beginning to now This is a very good documentary to explain it. I also would like to recommend another part to this series that I've just learned about. it's called " Tares among the Wheat". This too is also an excellent guide to the truth of Christianity and how it's emerged into what it is today that is the main stream version of Christianity. You need to watch them with an open mind, don't go by how you have been taught because for most of us it might get upset if you have strict beliefs. Lamp in the dark gives a good description of how our bibles have evolved into what it is today. The history of how it got this way. And lets you know about the lives of those to helped write them. Tares in the wheat it too continues on with more information that the Lamp in the dark just didn't have time enough to explain. From what I've been told there is a third part. I believe it mentions that in the credits at the end. These are documentary's that most churches would not like it if you were to watch it. So if you dare to find the truth on your own, rather than rely on your church, and blindly follow. Myself I follow the bible and look up what people say to be fact and I follow what the word says. ( 1 Thessalonians 5: 21 prove all things; hold fast that which is good; ) I believe in the bible and follow that as my guide. The King James/ The Geneva Bible/ and the NIV are good ones for study. I like using them as my guide rather than to trust my soul to someone that collects tithe every Sunday. Mainly cause that's their motivation to their version of their truth. The digital copy the instant video on Amazon works excellent on here and I believe you could rent it instead of buying. This is an excellent documentary not a Hollywood production. So you are getting your money's worth on this. Enjoy.

I found this video on youtube or somewhere and figured it was just another History Channel-like hackjob at Christianity... boy was I wrong! After 10 minutes online, I knew I had to buy this video and watch it with my family. Not only do you learn the history, you learn the meaning of the personal acts of so many people who have struggled and suffered for those very things that we so willingly turn our backs on today. And to learn how one act impacts another act years on just really brings to view the full impact of where we are today. While I don't like the term "secret history", you will learn things from this video that have been lost down the collective memory hole. Mr Pinto has done a great job with the writing, the research, the reinactments... the whole thing is just fantastic. I can't wait for the next movie!!

AS the other films, this was very well done! As a former Catholic I found it intruging and nessacary.The film gives a great perspective on a religon many never question for themselves. I know many catholic people,who are good GOD loving folks,but just wish they would take a closer look at the religion they follow.Open up the KJ and read! As a young girl I found herasys with the catholic religion right away.....look at the 2nd commandment the The Second Commandment "You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments." Exodus 20:4-6 I realized as a little girl the catholic church is full of them! The Roman Catholic "Church" Purposely takes out one of God's Ten Commandments [...]

This is one of the best DVDs I have seen on the history of the King James Bible. It shows how the King James Bible came together. It also starts with the early Bibles, with plenty of information about each type and edition. A lot of information is covered, which I appreciate. This is the prequel to "Tares Among Wheat". Both DVDs together give the viewer enough information that leaves little to the imagination! Both DVDs are worth buying and watching. If you love the beauty, history, drama, vision and language of the King James Bible, you will love this DVD and its sequel.

Excellent video. But don’t get it from Amazon. I already paid for it once and now Amazon wants me to pay for it again. I will no longer be buying digital video content from Amazon, only from Fandango at Home. Paid $10 for this from Amazon and just bought it again on Fandango for $5 which means now I’ll get to keep it. I like to watch this series about once a year. Never “buy” content from Amazon. They will make you pay again and again and again, apparently. Amazon makes $billions a year off poor unsuspecting suckers like me using highly deceptive tactics. Lawsuits have been filed and some are still in the works. Be forewarned. Having said all that, this entire series is worth the money… on Fandango.

I love this DVD. It is a history of the word of God and how it got to be, and also how it has been kept, just as God promised us! A wonderful telling of the history of our great bible, that every Christian should know and needs to know, especially now that all these corrupted versions are saturating the churches and the pulpits of our nation. There is a reason why some want to make the KJV bible disappear from our country, and it's because it is effective in doing the job it was sent to do! Our freedom was based on it and our continued freedom depends on keeping the KJV our only bible!

This is an outstanding overview of how the various translations of the Bible came about, and why. I was moved to learn more about those faithful and courageous individuals who labored to deliver God's Word to the common man, in their common language...many of whom paid the ultimate price for defying man's law, which tried to keep the Bible locked away from the "pigs," as commoners were then considered (alluding to the scriptural injunction, "Cast not your pearls before swine.") I was also shocked to learn about the potent forces still active today, ever-intent on corrupting God's Word and ensnaring the unsuspecting. I was somewhat disappointed by not learning more about how the earliest writings came to be compiled into the finished form we have today, but obviously, that exceeded the scope of the project. All in all, though - with few exceptions - I was riveted through the entire three hours and definitely plan to buy more copies to share with others. Based on my experience as a teacher, I would not recommend this for elementary-age students.

As Catholic who dabbled in Protestantism, it's stuff like this that made me really examine the Church history and come back to Catholicism. I don't care what anyone says they'll always have different interpretations of Christianity and how it should be structured. Such was the case in the early days of the Church. The Catholics are rightfully documented as not having the best history. Unfortunately as they grew larger, so too did their humanistic quest for greed and power. And I shouldn't say "their" because it was not all Catholics that thought this way.The documentary makes some very bold claims in that the church itself had a satanic front that continues to this day to bring about the Antichrist or literally is the Antichrist. Most of these theories started by the likes of Dave Hunt years ago have began to lost their thunder and have been outright disproven. Much of the christian morals/customs even today are structured on the customs the Roman Catholic Church created. Last time I checked I haven't seem too many Protestant churches denouncing celebrating christmas on Dec 25th. My main issue on the film was it was solely based on bashing the Catholics, which again was the most dominating Christian presence at the time. There is no real or fair debate on the history of the Bible in this film. Mr. Pinto vaguely even describes how the book was structured and assembled and barely mention that Catholics do get credit for building the model of the Bible we know today. I say not so balanced because then he definitely nit picks from obscure sources. He also totally ignores the positive impact the church had on the world. He doesn't tell you that key reformers such as Martin Luther who is praised throughout, had a number of outlandish quotes of denouncing the Old Testament all together and straight up altering the Bible's content. My point is absolute power in any mortal hands will corrupt on some length of the chain. Thank God Martin Luther's ideas didn't take over or we'd have NO OLD TESTAMENT IN THE BIBLE!!! Here's a quote I just read in an independent magazine (Whistle Blower WND.com) about Martin Luther regarding the Jews that you won't hear mentioned by Pinto "On the Jews and their Lies...We are at fault in not slaying them..." As critical as Pinto is to direct quotes, I'd love for him to just be fair about it. JUST BE FAIR MR. PINTO! Anything else is simply unethical and is a product of disinformation. Here's a link to some other outrageous quotes from Luther [...] I was really searching for balanced portrayal and in some ways this really hurt my view of Chris Pinto's work. It me question if this is where he gets his theories how much else of his material is built on straw houses. His radio show is filled daily how the Catholic Church is essentially the Antichrist and is looking to take over the world. What else is new. This has been talked about for centuries and yet the biggest thing we Catholics are looking today at a local level is how to help the Community. Look around you and tell me if the Catholics are growing in numbers or if they're morals of pro life anti homosexuality is catching on. It's the complete opposite if anything where the emerging church movement made up of mostly Protestants is under riding the Church. I'm should add that I'm hardly anti-protestent as I own and support a great deal of Protestant publications/dvds. To see such a production dealing with "corruption's" in the Protestant church, check out the Submerging Church...Excellent Documentary. He uses the same old conjecture of why do catholics worship mary, call their pastors father, worship idols ect all of which are so ignorantly misunderstood and shows he either did no real research or is simply trying to sway the viewer. I will say it's well worth the time watching it to get some historical background of the early Church, but just realize this is HARDLY the full history of the Bible. Even Alex Jones who promoted this dvd eventually took it off his shelves. And if you watch his interview with Chris you'll find that when he pushes Chris for answers, he replies "Well it's a complicated issue". Sure it is Chris. Trying to sum up the history of the Oldest Christian Church. If you want a REAL hisotry of Catholicism, check out the Catholicism DVD series by Fr. Baron. There's just way too much out there that is blatant anti Chrisitian and for people like Pinto to put all his energy into anti Catholicism (a trinitarian bible believing Christian religion) seems like a waste of time. But I guess when your whole career is built on the same hypothesis than you have no choice.