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Hi <<First Name>>,

What types of communication do you use? Do you talk with your hands? Do you speak in code with friends you’ve known for a long time? Maybe you have a regional accent that others find hard to follow.

My answer is “yes” to all of those. My friend Janie also says I speak with a “sound” language. When I’m not sure what word to use, I substitute an appropriate sound. After working with me for four years, Janie understood me very well.

That was the original reason for translating Scripture into other languages. When the Israelites were captives of the Babylonians, they spoke Aramaic and no longer understood Hebrew. So more than 300 years before Christ, the Torah was translated into Aramaic, the language of the exiles.  

Since that time, the Bible has been translated into hundreds of languages. Some translations are literal word-for-word and others are paraphrases. It has also been presented in many different formats: study Bible, chain reference, student version, picture Bible, etc.

These many versions and formats all have a common goal: making the Bible understandable to the reader. With the popularity of digital and visual media, there are many now on DVD. Some are dramatic enactments of the Scripture and others are narrated readings, but all present the Word of God.

In celebration of National Bible Week (November 23 - 30), we've gathered some of today's favorite translations in DVD format.

From the screening room,

Angela Walker
ChristianMovieNews.com

The New Testament as you've never seen it. A dramatic presentation of the Scriptures that you will want to share.

WATCH THE BIBLE ON VIDEO!

Handwritten for nearly 1400 years... printed on paper and bound into books for over 500 years. Now, with the development of powerful digital technologies, the entire New Testament from the Holy Bible has been produced word-for-word on video. 10 years in the making, the WatchWord Bible New Testament is God's word for the 21st century.

NASB - New American Standard Bible on DVD Narrated by Stephen Johnston! The Message Bible: Numbered Edition - DVD What would the Bible sound like if it was written today? The New International Version (NIV) Listeners Bible On DVD - DVD NIV, Complete Old and New Testaments, Narrated by Max McLean... Holy Bible: New King James Version - DVD The complete Old & New Testaments on 2 DVD's Holy Bible: New Living Translation - DVD The complete Old & New Testaments on 2 DVD's Holy Bible: King James Version - DVD The complete Old & New Testaments on 2 DVD's

Director/Writer/Producer Tim Chey studied law at Boston and Harvard Universities, then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, before being accepted at the USC Film School. He practiced entertainment law for two years before stepping into the world of film production.

After writing and directing “Fakin’ da Funk” for a Hollywood studio, he turned his talents to writing, producing and directing the Christian films Gone and, most recently, The Genius Club.

What was your goal in making The Genius Club?

Tim:  I wanted to make a film that 'de-brainwashed' the masses of people who have succumbed to the thinking of the 5 big media companies. I love 1 Corinthians 18:1 - ""I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."

How did you select the cast and why were they interested in working on this film?

Tim:  We had 7,000 actors submit so we went through...

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by Peter Chattaway with Mark Moring

This year, Sherwood scored a bigger hit when Fireproof, a marriage-in-crisis movie made for $500,000, surpassed even the $25 million take of Big Idea's 2002 film, Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie. (It has currently earned $28,327,659, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.)

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by Angela Walker

Jack and Stephanie are on their way to marriage counseling. Their arguments distract them so much that they get lost, wind up on a deserted road, and are forced to abandon their car when they run over some scrap metal. When they go for help, they find an old hotel offering shelter for the night. They meet another couple, also stranded, and the weirdness begins. The strange family that run the hotel reminds them constantly that they are sinners with wicked hearts. When a killer called the Tin Man shows up, he tells them they have until dawn to give him one dead body or they all die.

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by Angela Walker

Without firing a shot or raising their voices, these women succeeded where the United Nations failed. Christian and Muslim women together under the leadership of Leymah Gbowee and others proved that moral courage and non-violent resistance can succeed where traditional diplomacy failed.

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by Dan Wooding - ASSIST Ministries

DVD entries are due Dec. 15 and may be delivered, with a list of credits, to Movieguide® at Suite 502, 2510-G Las Posas Road in Camarillo, CA 93010, USA. Entry applications are available on the web.