Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama “Jesus of Nazareth” — but as a deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder what it ...

A new movie from Deaf Missions tells the gospel story in American Sign Language. Subtitling is a kind of translation too. There are whole ministries devoted to dubbing and creating captions for Bible ...

There are about 120 to 150 movies that tell the story of Jesus, but a new groundbreaking film is opening his story cinematically to a new audience: the deaf community. The film was written by and for ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Deaf Missions and Iconic Events Releasing announces the release of the first-ever ASL adaptation for the silver screen, JESUS: a Deaf Missions film.

“Jesus” retells the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ — all in American Sign Language. “Thelma” has good actors and some winning ideas, but it lacks a bit of grandmother’s common sense.

The 40 or so people from West Hampton Baptist Church, in Hampton, Virginia, settled down into their seats at Sight & Sound Theatres. They were there to see a production of “Jesus.” While watching the ...

Translation was led by deaf people trained in the biblical languages. When Renca Dunn talks about having the Bible in her own language for the first time, she emphasizes the adjectives. In English, ...

Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama Jesus of Nazareth—but as a Deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder what it would ...