The ''Bible Collection'' is a series of films produced for the
TNT
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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, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
Collection consists of a 27-part
miniseries
A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format h ...
in 17 volumes.
The series grew out of an earlier series of Old Testament films produced by the Italian company
Five Mile River Films
Five Mile River Films is an American-Italian TV film production company founded in 1995 by the Italian producer Lorenzo Minoli, which is best known for historical epics.
The company produced most of the films of the TNT " Bible Collection" films i ...
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
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List of films based on the Bible
This is a list of movies (including television movies) based on the Bible (Old Testament and New Testament), depicting characters or figures from the Bible, or broadly derived from the revelations or interpretations therein.
Old Testament / Heb ...
References
Print sources
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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 ...
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