Did you know that the apostle Mark was born in Cyrene (Libya), like Simon, the one who carried the cross of Jesus? The apostle Mark is said to have been the apostle who brought the gospel to Egypt and Libya. In the first centuries AD, Libya was one of the vibrant centres of early Christian history.
In Project Mark, the Gospel in Libya, some of the prominent figures responsible for the development of early Christianity are featured and talk about the Christian roots of North Africa. Six docudrama episodes have been produced.
Today, in the 21st century, there are still Christians in (and outside) Libya. There are not many and they struggle with persecution, but the Libyan church is growing. Arab Vision produces programmes to share the light and hope of the gospel through the history of Christians in Libya and North Africa, and through today's Libyan Christians sharing their hope and faith in Jesus Christ, in their own Libyan-Arab dialect.
The series has been filmed and temporarily provided with texts in Egyptian Arabic. We would like to address Libyans in their own Arabic dialect, and our Libyan friends with whom we work are currently in the process of voicing the lyrics in their Libyan Arabic. Once that is ready, we will start broadcasting the series.
The life of Perpetua
year: 2025
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