The Bible Collection
The Bible Collection
Produced for the TNT television network, starting with Abraham in April 1994 and ending with Thomas in April 2001, the Bible Collection consists of a 27-part miniseries in 17 volumes. The series expanded from an earlier series of Old Testament films produced by the Italian company Five Mile River Films in the 1990s.

Joseph (1995)

10 April, 1995
Joseph, favored son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Rising to become prime minister of Egypt. Joseph governed the country during a seven year famine, during which his brothers visit Egypt seeking grain, only to encounter their brother, presumed long dead.

Samson and Delilah (1996)

08 December, 1996
Biblical strongman Samson falls prey to the voluptuous Philistine temptress Delilah.

Esther (1999)

29 March, 1999
Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.

David (1997)

23 March, 1997
A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy chosen to be king, under the watchful eyes of prophet Samuel.

Moses (1995)

18 December, 1995
When Pharaoh Rameses II begins to tighten the noose on his Jewish slaves, Israelite Moses, called upon by God, leads his people to freedom.

Saint Paul (2000)

03 December, 2000
A biblical epic from the Book of Acts and Paul's epistles covering his conversion from Saul of Tarsus to his ministry to the Gentiles.

Jesus (1999)

05 December, 1999
Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.

Solomon (1997)

15 December, 1997
David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon, fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be.

Jacob (1994)

04 December, 1994
Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.

Abraham (1993)

12 December, 1993
Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God even when He seems to have abandoned him.

Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994)

16 September, 1994
An all-enveloping darkness. Suddenly, a child's voice, frightened, questioning, pierces the darkness... The first flickering rays of light begin to sculpt mysterious shapes out of the darkness... Among them, a very old man. He reassures the child, exhorting him to see the wonders of the earth. And it is with this child's eyes that we will witness the creation of the world.

The Apocalypse (2004)

03 December, 2004
While Emperor Domitian persecutes the Christians, the aged apostle John has prophetic visions.

Jeremiah (1998)

14 December, 1998
The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear that he has been selected to announce God's message to the people of Jerusalem.

Judas (2004)

08 March, 2004
Was Judas Iscariot, the apostle whose kiss sentenced Jesus Christ to the crucifix, a patriot who argued with Jesus or a pawn of the Roman occupiers? The story of the Passion from a different angle, with Judas doing what he believed was best for his people.

Thomas (2001)

16 April, 2001
Overwhelmed with anguish and sorrow as chaos surrounds the burial of his Messiah, apostle Thomas' faith is shattered and challenged by a series of mysterious events.

Joseph of Nazareth (2000)

05 January, 2000
The people of Jerusalem are suffering under the reign of Herod, and are hoping to be delivered from the Roman occupiers by the Messiah whose arrival, it is rumored, is to take place very soon. Unlike his nephew Judas, who wants to join the zealots (freedom fighters), 35 year old widower Joseph is not interested in participating in any fighting against the Romans.