This is a list of movies (including television movies) based on the
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
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Old Testament
The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...
and
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
), depicting characters or figures from the Bible, or broadly derived from the revelations or interpretations therein.
Old Testament / Hebrew Bible
Genesis
Genesis in General
Adam and Eve - Genesis 2-5
The Flood - Genesis 6-9
Abraham - Genesis 11:26-25:10
* ''Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Abraham's Sacrifice'' (1979, TV episode)
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Abraham
Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jew ...
Abe and the Amazing Promise
This is a list of VHS and DVD releases of the animated children's television series ''VeggieTales''.
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Original videos (1993–2015)
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# ''Lessons From The Sock Drawer'' ...
Lot in Sodom
''Lot in Sodom'' is a 1933 short silent experimental film, based on the Biblical tale of the city of Sodom and Gomorrah. It was directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber.
The movie uses experimental techniques, avant-garde imagery an ...
'' (1933)
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah () were two legendary biblical cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequ ...
'' (1962)
* ''Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Sodom and Gomorrah'' (1979, TV episode)
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Zohi Sdom
''Zohi Sdom'' ( he, זוהי סדום, ) is an Israeli comedy feature film released on August 5, 2010. It was conceived and created by the team behind the television programme, ''Eretz Nehederet'', and directed by Muli Segev and Adam Sanderson. A ...
'' (2010) (Israel)
Isaac - Genesis 24
* ''Isaac and Rebecca'' (1953) (Israel)
Jacob - Genesis 25:26-49:33
* '' The Story of Jacob and Joseph'' (1974)
* ''Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Jacob's Challenge'' (1979, TV episode)
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Jacob
Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...
Duke and the Great Pie War
This is a list of VHS and DVD releases of the animated children's television series ''VeggieTales''.
Videos
Original videos (1993–2015)
Theatrical films
Compilation videos
Collections
# ''Lessons From The Sock Drawer'' ...
Sins of Jezebel
''Sins of Jezebel'' is a 1953 American historical drama film produced by Sigmund Neufeld and directed by Reginald Le Borg. It stars Paulette Goddard as Jezebel, the biblical queen of the northern kingdom of Israel during the 9th century BC. The f ...
'' (1953)
Prophets
Exile
Daniel
Esther
Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
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Judith of Bethulia
''Judith of Bethulia'' (1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself was an adapt ...
'' (1914)
* ''
The Old Testament
The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...
'' (1962) (Book of Maccabees film)
New Testament / Christian Bible
Life of Christ
Arabic
* '' The Savior'' (2014) (Palestinian-Bulgarian-Jordanian production)
The Messiah
In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; ,
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; ) is a salvation, saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of ''Messiah in Judaism, mashiach'', Messianism#Judaism, messianism, and of a Messianic Age#Judaism, Messianic Age ...
* ''Magdalanaattu Mary'' (1957) (India)
* ''The Friends of Jesus - Mary Magdalene'' (2000)
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Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...
'' (2018)
John the Baptist
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Snapaka Yohannan
''Snapaka Yohannan'' is a 1963 Indian Malayalam-language film about John the Baptist, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Jose Prakash, Prem Nazir, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Miss Kumari, S. P. Pillai, K. V. Shanthi, L. Vij ...
The Prodigal
''The Prodigal'' is a 1955 Eastmancolor biblical epic CinemaScope film made by MGM starring Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom. It was based on the New Testament parable about a selfish son who leaves his family to pursue a life of pleasure. The f ...
Wholly Moses!
''Wholly Moses!'' is a 1980 American Biblical spoof film written by Guy Thomas and directed by Gary Weis. Dudley Moore plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life and adventures seem to parallel that of the more famous Moses, all the w ...
'' (1980)
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The Ten
''The Ten'' is a 2007 anthology comedy film directed by David Wain and cowritten by Wain and Ken Marino. It was released through ThinkFilm. The film was released on August 3, 2007. The DVD was released on January 15, 2008. It is an internationa ...
'' (2007)
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Seder-Masochism
''Seder-Masochism'' is a 2018 American animation, animated musical film, musical List of films based on the Bible, biblical comedy-drama film written, directed, produced and animated by American artist Nina Paley. The film reinterprets the Book o ...
The Bible in film
Stories from the Bible have frequently been used in films. There are various reasons for motion picture producers to turn to the Bible as source material. The stories, in the public domain, are already familiar to potential audiences. They conta ...
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Dramatic portrayals of Jesus Christ
The depiction of Jesus in pictorial form dates back to early Christian art and architecture, as aniconism in Christianity was rejected within Christianity in the ante-Nicene period, the ante-Nicene period.Philip Schaff commenting on Irenaeus, w ...
List of Christian films
This is a list of notable Christian films. Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year of release in parentheses. The month or day of release is stated if known.
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List of Islamic films
This is a list of films, television serials and programmes related to Islamic civilization, i.e. Islam, Islamic history and Islamic culture. For ease of classification this article defines the following terms as such:
*"Documentary" refers to educ ...
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Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...