Production Activities for
The Seventh Day: Revelations from the Lost Pages of History
 In 1986 James Arrabito conceived the
idea of a television documentary tracing the history of the Sabbath.
Until his untimely death in 1990 he researched and traveled, gathering a
large library of film and video footage and thousands of still photographs from sites in over 38 countries where the Sabbath was observed.
  Others joined the search for historical evidence of Sabbath observance. In that process
an exceptional collection of books and articles has been acquired.
Dr. Gerard Damsteegt, professor of Church History at Andrews University, has evaluated
the references and resources for historical accuracy. He is using this
research for classes in Sabbath History, and plans to produce a CD-ROM on the Sabbath.
In 1999 Jeff Wood our Producer/Director and his brother Pastor Jim
Wood Associate producer and writer joined our production crew.
The Seventh Day set
Over 50 expert
witnesses were interviewed from around
the world. These experts include scholars, theologians and historians
from several different religious persuasions.
 The narrator for the series is
Hal Holbrook. He is known for his role in "Mark Twain", "Capricorn One"
and other films. Mr. Holbrook was selected as narrator for this series not only for his expertise
in narrating but also because of good name recognition which is vital for exposure on the
major networks such as the History Channel and Discovery Channel. In
April of 2007 the series will have it's first airing on The Hope Channel.
In June of 2005 the complete series was completed in both English and
Spanish languages. Several other languages are currently being worked on. To date, over
20,000 copies
have been sold and circulated around the world through Pacific Press and sold in ABC's around the country.
In addition over 350 public libraries around the country have placed this
series on their shelves. We have also placed over 160 sets in University
libraries as well with plans for an additional 300 sets to mailed out
soon.
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