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But ignatius doesn't take this opportunity. He knows that
there's far more power In spreading the gospel In going to rome and dying. - [exhales] ♪ ♪ - The idea of martyrdom, The very public deaths Of these early christian
victims of roman law, Was one that the christians embraced When christians started to be executed publicly. ♪ ♪ And of course, it came from the origin. The death of christ itself was a sacrifice of god's own son. And so all martyrs in a sense are tributes Or echoes of the death of christ himself. [dramatic music] - Ignatius' letters
tell us about a man Who's on
a spiritual pilgrimage, And that pilgrimage
doesn't just mean Spreading the gospel
while you're alive
there's far more power In spreading the gospel In going to rome and dying. - [exhales] ♪ ♪ - The idea of martyrdom, The very public deaths Of these early christian
victims of roman law, Was one that the christians embraced When christians started to be executed publicly. ♪ ♪ And of course, it came from the origin. The death of christ itself was a sacrifice of god's own son. And so all martyrs in a sense are tributes Or echoes of the death of christ himself. [dramatic music] - Ignatius' letters
tell us about a man Who's on
a spiritual pilgrimage, And that pilgrimage
doesn't just mean Spreading the gospel
while you're alive
Full Transcript
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But ignatius
doesn't take this opportunity.
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He knows that
there's far more power
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In spreading the gospel
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In going to rome and dying.
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- [exhales]
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♪ ♪
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- The idea of martyrdom,
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The very public deaths
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Of these early christian
victims of roman law,
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Was one that
the christians embraced
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When christians started
to be executed publicly.
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♪ ♪
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And of course,
it came from the origin.
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The death of christ itself was
a sacrifice of god's own son.
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And so all martyrs
in a sense are tributes
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Or echoes of the death
of christ himself.
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[dramatic music]
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- Ignatius' letters
tell us about a man
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Who's on
a spiritual pilgrimage,
00:00:55.414 --> 00:00:57.812
And that pilgrimage
doesn't just mean
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Spreading the gospel
while you're alive.
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Movie Summary
It showcases the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the Colosseum, one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity.