Produktionsjahre: 1993-2003 Die Bibel enthält Gottes Offenbarungen, die den Menschen Hoffnung und Halt geben und noch heute Maler, Dichter und andere Künstler inspirieren. Sieben Jahre lang wurden die wichtigsten Schriften aufwändig verfilmt, vom Sündenfall über die Auferstehung Christi bis zur Apokalypse. Filmstars wie Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Monica Bellucci und Max von Sydow verkörpern ehrfürchtig Moses, Abraham und König David. Für die bewegende musikalische Untermalung sorgte Komponistenlegende Ennio Morricone.
The story begins with the creation of the world. This is told by an old desert shepherd, whose grandson is very young and Curiosity.
Jacob defrauds his twin brother Esau and flees. In Haran he gets to know his cousin Rachel, and falls in love with her. Years of hard work later he marries Rachel and reconciles with his brother Esau.
In Egypt, Joseph is a Hebrew slave to Potiphar, chief of Pharaoh's palace guard. The overseer Ednan torments Joseph for his refusal to show deference, but Joseph earns his respect by reading, and Ednan increasingly relies on Joseph. Potiphar's wife unsuccessfully tries to seduce Joseph, and falsely accuses him of rape.
Samson is chosen by God to destroy the Philistines, who have occupied the land of Canaan. He is given the greatest strength ever known to man as long as he remains true to his vow and its conditions, yet he still is not convinced of his purpose, preferring instead to spend his time with Philistine company. He eventually falls in love with a Philistine girl, decides to marry her, but is betrayed by her on his wedding day. He soon learns she was blackmailed by the Philistine lords who are plotting his demise, and goes to reclaim her, but she has been murdered along with her entire family.
David, a young Israelites shepherd is chosen by God to help his people in the ongoing war between Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) and the Philistines. David defeats the giant Goliath, a philistine champion and becomes the second king of Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy). Adaptation of the David.
The story of the prophet Jeremiah, who lived 400 years after Solomon in a Jerusalem that experiences the Babylonian invasion. Jeremiah is called upon by God to preach the return of justice and faith to those who have lost their way and turned to false idols.
Hadassah a beautiful Jewish girl, lives with her cousin Mordechai in Shushan, the capital of Persia. After King Achashverosh deposes Vashti for her refusal to obey his decree, he is advised to choose a new queen. Guards then search his entire kingdom for worthy candidates, taking them from their homes by force and removing them to the palace. Mordechai attempts to hide Hadassah but she is captured by the guards. For her protection and at the insistence of her cousin Mordechai, Hadassah changes her name to Esther, meaning "hidden". Esther and the rest of the young women are taken to the first harem, where they are placed under the custody of Haggai, a royal eunuch and chief caretaker of the harem.
Joseph, a man living in Jerusalem, becomes part of a greater purpose when his wife, Mary, becomes pregnant and her child is chosen to end the reign of their city's evil ruler, Herod.
When the marriage between Amos and Mary Magdalene turns out to be childless, he casts her out and gets a divorce. Mary has to leave Magdala. She befriends Silvano, a Roman prefect, who promises her a new life at his side. A few days after her departure Mary meets the prophet John The Baptist, whom Silvano suspects of being a revolutionary. The prefect tells her to cultivate John more intensively. In this way Mary becomes acquainted with the teaching of the coming Messiah, and it begins to interest her.
Quando Gesù viene tolto dalla croce sul Golgota, arriva TOMMASO. Come la maggior parte degli altri discepoli, dopo l'arresto di Gesù si era rifugiato preoccupato presso degli amici a Gerusalemme. Dopo la sepoltura di Gesù, i discepoli decidono di lasciare rapidamente Gerusalemme, ma Tommaso si rifiuta di lasciare il corpo di Gesù, temendo che la tomba possa essere profanata.
The film is set in 90 AD and concerns Jesus Christ's last surviving disciple, John of Patmos, and his writings and Vision (spirituality) from Book of Revelation of John. Domitian has declared himself to be Roman god and ruler over heaven and earth. The Christians do not recognize his divinity and face persecution from the "god"-Emperor. John has been imprisoned on the island of Patmos, a Roman mining penal colony, with many others. He writes out messages of his visions and sends the "Revelation of God" to the Seven churches of Asia of Anatolia. The Christian church in Ephesus sends Irene to make sure John is alive and to confer with him in person. The movie depicts scenes from the Book of Revelation and links them to events happening to the church in Asia.
