Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries) (such as Zerah) and situations were invented for the film for brevity or dramatic purposes. Notably, "Jesus of Nazareth" depicts Judas Iscariot as a well-intentioned man initially, but later as a dupe of Zerah who betrays Jesus largely as a result of Zerah's false platitudes and pretexts. However, in accordance with the Gospels, the film depicts Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea as sympathetic members of the Sanhedrin. Many of the miracles of Jesus, such as the changing of water into wine at the wedding at Cana, the transfiguration, and the calming of the storm are not depicted, although Jesus healing
Bible translations into the languages of Russia New Testament in 2001, Ruth, Esther, Jonah and Lamentations in 2003, and the Pentateuch, Proverbs and Psalms in 2005. The complete Bible was published in 2011. The translation of the Bible into Wakhi language has begun in Moscow. The first publication of a biblical text into Wakhi, was an excerpt from the Gospel of Luke (2:1-20) in a book on the birth of Jesus in the 80 languages of the peoples of the CIS, (IBT, 2000. p. 68-69). In 2001 the Institute for Bible Translation published 1,500 copies of "Selections from Luke". An edition of the Gospels into the Sakha