Charlton Heston Presents: The Bible

In this incredible production, shot on location in the Holy Land, OSCAR-winning actor Charlton Heston (Ben-Hur) recaptures all of the passion, power, drama, and sheer beauty of these "greatest stories ever told."

Volume 1

In the beginning... before there was a written language, the stories in the Bible were told, to people sitting around a campfire in the dark, listening to the tales of what had happened and what was yet to come. Now, Academy Award-winning actor Charlton Heston (Ben-Hur) recaptures all the passion, the power, the drama, and the sheer beauty those first storytellers passed on to us with his own dazzling new exploration of the greatest stories ever told.

Genesis - Mr. Heston recounts the origins of man and the universe from the stark beauty of a recently discovered Roman amphitheater at Beit She'an, Israel. Here is all the wonder of the Creation... the forming of Adam and Eve... the choice of the Tree of Knowledge and the loss of Eden. Here, too, is the dramatic story of Cain and Abel... the awesome power of God's wrath with Noah and the Flood... and the testament of faith in the account of Abraham and Isaac.

The Story of Moses - Presents the greatest of all the epic dramas of the Hebrew Bible - the Book of Exodus. Experience the extraordinary life of Moses... his dramatic deliverance of the Israelites... the parting of the Red Sea... the creation of the God's sacred law, the Ten Commandments... and the joyful arrival in the Promised Land.

Shot on location in the Holy Land, this incredible production is more than great literature come to life. It is a walk through history itself.

Volume 2

Jesus of Nazareth tells of the amazing life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Here is the story of His humble birth in a Bethlehem manger... of the wise men bearing gifts... and of Herod's fierce, futile search for the child. You'll hear of Christ's baptism in the River Jordan and of His search for the disciples. Witness Jesus' temptation in the wilderness, the Sermon on the Mount, the healing of the blind, and the overthrow of the moneychangers in the temple.

The Passion dramatically presents the tragic and triumphant coda to the New Testament: the Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. You'll be present with Jesus and His disciples at the Last Supper and in Gethsemane, where Judas betrays Christ with a kiss. Witness the drama of His trial before Pilate and the crowds... the struggle of His walk with the cross... the moving power of His Crucifixion... and the joyful triumph of His Ascension.