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1) Ben-Hur
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Judah Ben-Hur is a young Jewish nobleman from a prominent who is reunited with his childhood friend Messala. Messala returns to Judea as a Roman tribune. There is a genuine friendship between the two men, yet the clash of their cultures drives a wedge between them. That wedge finally drives Messala to banish Judah to the slave galleys and sends his mother and his sister to prison. From that point forward, Judah's life becomes a quest: a quest to survive...
4) Joseph
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video, Inc
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Cast into a pit by his jealous brothers, young Joseph pleads for mercy. Instead, the brothers sell the terrified boy into slavery in Egypt. But Joseph turns this agonizing betrayal into triumph. A beloved Biblical tale of treachery and redemption.
Series
Criterion collection volume 61
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
The Pythons satirize religion, capital punishment, revolutionary politics, terrorism, graffiti, science fiction, and a host of other topics through the story of Brian, a first-century Judean.
7) Kabbalah me
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A personal journey into the esoteric spiritual phenomenon known as Kabbalah, with discussions of its complex, mystical world by leading authorities.
Series
Publisher
Good Times Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The Roman Emperor has unleashed a virulent campaign against the Christians in 90 A.D. The apostle John struggles to break free of imprisonment and save Christianity from extinction. The visions of John are the foundation for the Book of Revelation.
9) Jeremiah
Publisher
Trimark Home Video
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of the story of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
"For two years the Civil War has been elsewhere. Now Confederate forces are nearby, looting and burning. It is time to fight back, Jess Birdwell's neighbors insist. Yet Birdwell, a Quaker, knows there must be a better way to settle things. In a role ideally suiting his stalwart personna, Gary Cooper plays Jess in William Wyler's beloved film of Jessamyn West's novel that earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Dorothy McGuire...
11) Life of Brian
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Monty Python delivers the group's sharpest and smartest satire of both religion and Hollywood's epic films. Set in 33 A.D. Judea where the exasperated Romans try to impose order, it is a time of chaos and change with no shortage of messiahs and followers willing to believe in them. At its center is Brian Cohen, born in Bethlehem in a stable next door, who, by a series of absurd circumstances is caught up in the new religion and reluctantly mistaken...
12) The robe
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
This is the inspiring story of the robe that Jesus wore on the cross and the Roman centurion, Marcellus Gallio, who wins the robe in a gambling match at the foot of the cross.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Traces the incredible story of one of the most significant finds in early Christian history. Combines dramatic recreations and insightful analysis by the world's foremost experts to answer the question: Is the Gospel of Judas real?
15) The Cardinal
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Epic drama about the rise of a socially conscious Irish American priest through the ranks to Cardinal.
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Savior-Animation is based on Savo's Productions' live-action movie of the same title. This animated film traces the life of Jesus from His birth, ministry with the apostles, trial before Pilate, crucifixion, death, and resurrection. The film uses hand-drawn characters, digitally animated and set within live backgrounds from The Savior movie. An instrumental soundtrack complements this visually distinctive production. Scripturally accurate The...
Series
Criterion collection volume 460
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
Español
Description
In order to prove he is devoted to God, a 4th century saint stays on the top of a pillar for over six years while he is tempted by the devil in the form of a beautiful woman.
20) Canal street
Publisher
Smith Global Media (SGM)
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It is a modern-day thriller telling the story of Kholi Styles who is trying to get by in an unwelcoming new world. After he becomes the suspect of the mysterious death of a classmate, it's up to his father, Jackie Styles, an up-and-coming lawyer from the slums of Chicago, to defend his son in court and battle an outraged public before time runs out. Jackie fights to keep his faith and prove his son is not the monster the world has made him out to...
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