The Sacred Thread

2026

TV Series

Documentary

History

Religious

Our Father

Episode 1

Our Father

27 mins

This episode explores the Lord’s Prayer through its historical and cultural context, tracing its roots from ancient Egypt to the time of Jesus and revealing a God who sees suffering, knows his people, and acts to deliver them.

In the Heavens

Episode 2

In the Heavens

29 mins

This episode explores how ancient Israelites saw “the heavens” as God’s supreme rule over creation. Drawing from biblical cosmology, it reveals a God who reigns from on high yet stays intimately near—present, active, and closer than we imagine.

Holy Be Your Name

Episode 3

Holy Be Your Name

28 mins

This episode traces the weight of holiness in ancient Israel and shows how Jesus called followers to represent God daily. Holiness meant responsibility within the world—not separation from it—but living to truly reflect who God is.

Your Kingdom Come

Episode 4

Your Kingdom Come

25 mins

This episode shows how the Lord’s Prayer clashed with Roman rule and Jewish hopes for deliverance from Genesis to Matthew to Revelation - making it a bold prayer for God’s reign to break into earth.

Daily Bread

New

Episode 5

Daily Bread

28 mins

This episode explores how “daily bread” echoes Israel’s wilderness dependence on God, teaching trust, humility, and releasing control to a God who provides for real needs in real time.

Forgive Us

Episode 6

Forgive Us

28 mins

In the ancient world, forgiveness intertwined with debt, justice, and covenant loyalty. This episode shows how Jesus linked it to restored relationships and communal healing—the prayer’s toughest ask.

Deliver Us

Apr 28, 2026

Episode 7

Deliver Us

“Deliver Us” – the season finale. It confronts temptation, evil, and suffering every disciple faces. Jesus teaches prayer for deliverance not from hardship, but through it—then lives it out himself, embodying the Lord’s Prayer at the climax of his life and mission.

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Show Overview

Through cinematic storytelling and accessible scholarship, The Sacred Thread immerses viewers in the Biblical world, exploring the historical, cultural, geographical, and literary contexts of Scripture's most iconic stories.

Cast & Crew

Brad Gray

Brad Gray

Host

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Mohammed Agouz

Mohammed Agouz

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Yehuda Ashkenazi

Yehuda Ashkenazi

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Dr. Cyndi Parker

Dr. Cyndi Parker

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Dr. Jonathan Pennington

Dr. Jonathan Pennington

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Dr. Michael Guillen

Dr. Michael Guillen

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Dr. Lynn Cohick

Dr. Lynn Cohick

Dr. Shively Smith

Dr. Shively Smith

Dr. Shively Smith

N.T. Wright

N.T. Wright

N.T. Wright

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Joel Edwards

Director, Executive Producer, Director

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Daniel Kiedis

Producer, Executive Producer, Producer

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Corry Wiens

2nd Unit Director

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Mark Ablaza

Editor

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Lindsey Leatherman

Story Producer

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Jen Lewis

Line Producer, Producer, Producer, Line Producer

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Aaron Seldon

Director of Photography

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Ryan Trommer

Lead VFX Artist

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Brandon Irwin

VFX Artist

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Melissa Floreth

Post Supervisor

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