The Visual Bible: Acts The Visual Bible: Acts The Visual Bible: Acts is a 1994 Christian film that depicts the events of the Acts of the Apostles from the New Testament. All of the dialogue is word-for-word scripture, taken directly from the New International Version of the Bible. The Visual Bible project had earlier produced in 1993. Another project, also called "Visual Bible" produced "The Gospel of John" 2003. Luke tells the story here. Jesus goes to heaven after 40 days, and Judas was replaced after some lots. The holy spirit comes to Jerusalem, and they begin to tell the gospel. After being arrested
The Bible in film New Testament has few action scenes and little romance. During the 1950s, most of the films recounting Jesus' life were financed by church groups and played in churches. These were often film versions of the traditional Passion Play. At this time there were some successful films that involved Jesus, but they put him at a distance from the central characters and were based on novels rather than the Bible. These included the sequel to 1953's "The Robe", "Demetrius and the Gladiators", and the 1959 film "Ben-Hur". In 1966, Pier Paolo Pasolini filmed "The Gospel According to St. Matthew" in southern