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| Directed by | Regardt van den Bergh |
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| Produced by | Robert Marcarelli |
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| Cinematography | Tobie Swanepoel |
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| Music by | David Miner |
| Distributed by | Visual Bible International |
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Running time | 193 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Visual Bible: Acts is a 1994 AmericanChristian film directed byRegardt van den Bergh and starring Henry O. Arnold,James Brolin,Dean Jones, andBruce Marchiano. It depicts the events of theActs of the Apostles from theNew Testament. All of the dialogue is word-for-wordscripture, taken directly from theNew International Version of the Bible.
TheVisual Bible project had earlier producedThe Visual Bible: Matthew in 1993. Another project, also called "Visual Bible" producedThe Gospel of John 2003.
Luke tells the story here.Jesus ascends to heaven after 40 days, andJudas is replaced by Matthias. Theholy spirit comes toJerusalem, after which the disciples begin to proclaim the gospel with great boldness and fruitfulness. Despite numerous arrests and increased persecution, the gospel continues to spread throughout Judea and Samaria. After the apostles encounter trouble withSaul, he eventually converts to the faith after experiencing a personal encounter with Christ on his way to Damascus. He changes his name to Paul and begins to proclaim the gospel and plant churches throughout the Roman world, and finally,Rome.
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