Personification in the Bible Personification in the Bible Personification, the attribution of human form and characteristics to abstract concepts such as nations, emotions and natural forces like seasons and the weather, is a literary device found in many ancient texts, including the Hebrew Bible and Christian New Testament. Personification is often part of allegory, parable and metaphor in the Bible. A famous example of personification is the personification of Wisdom as a woman in the Book of Proverbs, or natural forces in the Book of Job. An early example of zoomorphism in the Hebrew Bible is when sin is likened to an animal "crouching"
The Bible in film or released directly to video. The success of "The Passion of the Christ" led to new Bible films being commissioned including "Mary", "Son of Man", "Color of the Cross", "The Ten Commandments", and "Nativity", all of which were scheduled for a 2006 release. The first book written about the subject of biblical movies was "The Bible On Film: A Checklist, 1897-1980", published by Scarecrow Press in 1981. Originally entitled "The Gang", it was created by Richard H. Campbell in 1977. Campbell co-wrote the book with Michael R. Pitts. Since then, many similar books have been published, but Campbell's book was