The ''Bible Collection'' is a series of films produced for the
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television network, starting with
''Abraham'' in April 1994 and ending with
''Thomas'' in April 2001. 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
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Collection consists of a 27-part
miniseries
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in 17 volumes.
The series grew out of an earlier series of Old Testament films produced by the Italian company
Five Mile River Films in the 1990s.
Films
The films, originally aired as standalone television movies or as short miniseries, have been gathered and released in a numbered collection, with the secondary series title ''Close to Jesus'' on installments covering events during the lifetime of Jesus. The order of the collection may vary slightly from the order in which the films were originally produced.
*The Bible Collection Vol.01
''Jesus'' (1999)
*The Bible Collection Vol.02
''Jacob'' (1994)
*The Bible Collection Vol.03
''Moses'' (1995)
*The Bible Collection Vol.04
''Samson and Delilah'' (1996)
*The Bible Collection Vol.05
''David'' (1997)
*The Bible Collection Vol.06
''Joseph'' (1995)
*The Bible Collection Vol.07
''Abraham'' (1993)
*The Bible Collection Vol.08
''Jeremiah'' (1998)
*The Bible Collection Vol.09
''Solomon'' (1997)
*The Bible Collection Vol.10 ' (2000)
*The Bible Collection Vol.11
''Esther'' (1999)
*The Bible Collection Vol.12
''The Apocalypse'' (2000)
*The Bible Collection Vol.13
''Genesis'' (1994)
*The Bible Collection Vol.14 ' (2000)
*The Bible Collection Vol.15
''Judas'' (2001)
*The Bible Collection Vol.16
''Thomas'' (2001)
*The Bible Collection Vol.17
''Joseph of Nazareth'' (2000)
See also
*
List of films based on the Bible
References
Print sources
*
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus ...
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