Color of the Cross Judas Iscariot (Johann John Jean), one of Jesus' followers, betrays him for a payment of 30 pieces of silver by revealing his hiding place from the Romans to Caiphas. Against the wishes of his fellow members in not involving the Romans into the matter, Caiphas recruits a group of Roman soldiers led by Horatius (David Gianopoulos), to capture Jesus. Earlier, Jesus along with his disciples left the Jewish guest home to seek refuge in the Garden of Gethsemane within the mountains of Judea. Following his capture with the aid of Judas, Horatius leads Jesus away to a presumed trial before
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories In the Beginning: The Bible Stories "In the Beginning" marked the fourth time Bible stories formed the basis of a Japanese-animated television series, following the two "Superbook" series and "The Flying House", which were made for Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network by Tatsunoko Production in the early 1980s. "In the Beginning" features episodes devoted to most of the major Bible stories of the Old Testament, including the stories of the Creation, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph, Moses, David, and Solomon, with the final episode featuring the birth of Jesus Christ. As with the second "Superbook" series,