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.

Hebrew Bible edit

Genesis edit

Genesis in General edit

Adam and Eve - Genesis 2-5 edit

The Flood - Genesis 6-9 edit

Abraham - Genesis 11:26-25:10 edit

Sodom and Gomorrah - Genesis 19 edit

Isaac and Rebecca - Genesis 24 edit

  • Isaac and Rebecca (1953) (Israel)

Jacob - Genesis 25:26-49:33 edit

Dinah - Genesis 34 edit

Joseph - Genesis 37-50 edit

Moses (Exodus - Deuteronomy) edit

Judges Era edit

General Judges edit

Samson and Delilah - Judges 13-16 edit

Ruth edit

Kings and Queens of Israel edit

David - First Samuel 16:1-First Kings 2:11 edit

Solomon - First Kings 1-11 edit

Jezebel - First Kings 16:29-Second Kings 9:37 edit

Prophets edit

Exile edit

Daniel edit

  • Slaves of Babylon (1953)
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel in the Lion's Den (1978, TV episode)
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar (1979, TV episode)
  • The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1986, direct-to-video)
  • Animated Stories from the Bible: Daniel (1993, TBN, TV episode)
  • VeggieTales: Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (1993)
  • Rack, Shack, and Benny (1995)
  • Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1998, direct-to-video)
  • Daniel and the Lions (2006, Liken Bible Series)
  • The Book of Daniel (2013)

Esther edit

Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha edit

Christian Bible edit

Life of Christ edit

Arabic edit

  • The Savior (2014) (Palestinian-Bulgarian-Jordanian production)

Aramaic/Latin edit

English edit

Filipino edit

French edit

German edit

Italian edit

Malayalam edit

Persian edit

Sinhala edit

Spanish edit

Telugu edit

Animated movies edit

Mary, Mother of Jesus edit

Herod the Great edit

Mary Magdalene edit

John the Baptist edit

Salome edit

Judas Iscariot edit

Barabbas edit

Parable of the Prodigal Son edit

Life of the Apostles edit

Creative edit

Revelation / Apocalypse edit

Fictional Interpolations edit

Adam and Eve edit

Moses edit

Samson edit

Esther edit

  • Megillas Lester (2014)

Ben-Hur edit

Early Christians edit

Opus Dei edit

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ Ernest Mathijs; Jamie Sexton (22 November 2019). The Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-317-36223-4.
  3. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851706696. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Aaj Ka Samson". Eros Now.
  5. ^ a b c d e Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch (12 September 2016). The Bible in Motion: A Handbook of the Bible and Its Reception in Film. De Gruyter. p. 1068. ISBN 978-1-5015-0016-9.
  6. ^ "Jesus". Disney+ Hotstar.
  7. ^ Hervé Dumont (2009). L'Antiquité au cinéma: vérités, légendes et manipulations. Nouveau Monde. p. 429. ISBN 978-2-84736-476-7.
  8. ^ "Rajadhi Raju 1980". MX Player.
  9. ^ "Shanti Sandesham 2004". MX Player.
  10. ^ "Mulla Kireetam". Eros Now.
  11. ^ "The Animated Bible Series". revelationmedia.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved Sep 24, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Vijayakumar, B. (12 August 2012). "Snapaka Yohannan, 1963". The Hindu.
  13. ^ "Mary Magdalene (TV Movie 2000) - IMDb". IMDb.
  14. ^ "The Friends of Jesus - Judas (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb". IMDb.
  15. ^ "Give Us Barabbas!". IMDb.
  16. ^ Aneesh Daniel on LinkedIn
  17. ^ Holyfire Ministry (April 30, 2009). Story of Barabbas - 1/3 (Hindi). Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
  18. ^ "Thomasleeha". Eros Now.
  19. ^ "Dayamayudu 1987". MX Player.
  20. ^ "The Emissary: A Biblical Epic". IMDb.
  21. ^ "San Paolo". IMDb.
  22. ^ "The Friends of Jesus - Thomas (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb". IMDb.
  23. ^ "Punitha Anthoniyar/Kuzhandhai Yesu/Annai Velankani". Amazon India.

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