Storykeepers is an animated Christian video series produced by Zondervan from 1995 to 1997 in America and Ireland. It tells the story of a Christian leader and his family's adventures living in Ancient Rome, Italy whose mission is to keep Jesus's stories alive during the 1st century. The series consists of thirteen episodes, and features two full-length movies that are compilations of the last four episodes. The introduction to each episode before the opening credits is as follows: "Rome, 64 AD. The Emperor Nero has unleashed his fury against the Christians. Their crime: Proclaiming a King higher than Caesar. Setting fire to the city, Nero places the blame on the Christians, and launches a new campaign to wipe them out. Families are separated, children left homeless, as thousands are sold into slavery or thrown to the lions. Escaping the panic of the fire, and dodging the advancing soldiers, a group of children find shelter in the gentle care of Ben and Helena; a local baker, and his wife. Here the children discover an amazing secret network of daring men and women, who risk their lives to help one another, and to tell the stories of the great storyteller, the one called Jesus. And so awaiting the day when their parents will return, Anna, Cyrus, Justin, and Marcus, embark on an adventure of a lifetime, together with Ben, Helena, and their friends, in the Christian underground. Their mission: To keep the stories of Jesus alive. This is their story. They are the Storykeepers!"
13 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1995
Rating
5.0/10
3 votes • HD
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Episodes
Episode 1 • Jan 01, 1995
A young kid who has good juggling skills gets captured by Caesar. The Story Keepers group take it upon themselves to get him out of the cruel place of Caesar.
Episode 2 • Feb 01, 1995
Zak is arrested while delivering a story to a Christian meeting in Rome, and its up to Ben and the gang to rescue him and deliver the story in time.
Episode 3 • Jan 01, 1996
Ben's friend, master-storyteller Ephraim, braves the threat of capture to visit Rome--and his story of the Good Samaritan helps Anna and Justin make a difficult choice. With Nero's soldiers searching everywhere, Ben, Helena, and the kids help Ephraim escape through the catacombs. Amid the excitement, his vivid stories recount Jesus' parables of the Sower and the Unforgiving Servant, lessons that bare wonderful results in the end.
Episode 4 • Feb 01, 1996
Ben and the gang find themselves the object of Nero's latest neighborhood renovations-- firebombing by catapult! Zak is eager to help, but his overzealous attempts to prove his leadership abilities spark disaster. His harrowing adventure is punctuated by three stories of Jesus, who heals a man's withered hand, brings sight to blind Bartimaeus, and teaches his disciples a lesson about children... one that Zak also needs to learn.
Episode 5 • Mar 01, 1996
A secret search for Justin's father on a Roman slave ship leads to high-seas adventure. Trapped aboard the galley when it leaves port, Ben and his group find themselves headed for battle against a rebel slave ship.
Episode 6 • Apr 01, 1997
En route by night to a neighboring city, Ben, Helena, and the kids narrowly avoid capture by Nero's soldiers. The cost of their escape is a broken wagon wheel. While the wheel is being mended, Ben and Helena take the kids on another journey--back to the days of Mary and Joseph. Join them by the firelight to hear about the birth of Jesus, the shepherds and the angels, the Magi and the star, the flight to Egypt, and more!
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