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The crucifixion and resurrection transformed the religious and political leader Jesus into the redeeming figure of Christ. As God in man, Jesus foretold this transformation when He said, "If I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto me." This four-part series chronicles the process by which a small, fringe cult took hold first in the Roman Empire, and then spread throughout the world to become the religion of millions of people. This final episode examines the development of Christianity into the dominant religious force in the Roman Empire, a process which took 300 years. Biblical scholars, historians, and archaeologists share their knowledge and insights on the phenomenal progress of Christianity from its obscure beginnings into a predominant religious force in the region and then the world.