The King of Kings (1927 film) leave the room but the camera focuses on the table upon which a dove alights for a moment. Jesus goes to the Garden of Gethsemane where he is soon captured by the Roman soldiers and betrayed by Judas. Judas' life is saved, but, upon seeing that Jesus is going to be killed as a result, he is horrified. Judas takes a rope that the Romans had used to bind Jesus' wrists and runs off. Jesus is beaten and then presented by Pontius Pilate to the crowd. Mary pleads for the life of her son and Mary Magdalene speaks for him
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,