The Truth & Life Dramatized audio Bible™ New Testament
is endorsed with an Imprimatur from the Vatican and includes a foreword by Pope Benedict XVI. Voiced by internationally-renowned actors including: Neal McDonough, Kristen Bell, Sean Astin, Michael York, Blair Underwood, Malcolm McDowell, Stacy Keach, Brian Cox, Julia Ormond, John Rhys-Davies and many more. The Truth & Life audio New Testament is a first of its kind dramatized audio Bible from the RSV-CE translation and distributed by Zondervan.

From Chicago to Hollywood to New York and beyond... over 70 actors, 20 audio engineers in 10 studios over 3 continents contributed to the creation of this unique audio New Testament.

More than 100 media development experts and 10,000 production hours were needed to complete this ambitious project.
The complete audio New Testament is 22 hours shipped on 18 CDs.

The Truth & Life audio New Testament is celebrity-voiced, featuring more than 70 actors, movie-quality sound effects and an original music score from the RSV-CE translation. It was granted an Imprimatur by The Vatican and features a foreword by Pope Benedict XVI. It is 22 hours on 18 audio CDs and housed in a beautiful collector box.

Co-produced by EWTN's Raymond Arroyo, this is a first-of-its-kind dramatized audio New Testament for Catholics. We hope you will want to carry it in your store and if you do, please know that a great deal of marketing and promotion is in place to create immense awareness, including daily TV and Radio spots on EWTN, internet campaigns with Catholic Online and other major media outlets. The Truth & Life audio New Testament is strongly recommended by His Eminence Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura of the Holy See and The Most Reverend Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Denver.

CELEBRITIES LEND THEIR VOICES TO BRING BIBLE ALIVE
Over 70 actors spanning three continents create powerful, dramatized audio Bible

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It’s the greatest story newly told. Actors from Hollywood, the West End, and beyond have breathed new life into the Good Book, bringing its power and inspiration to a whole new generation. You need only listen to Julia Ormond as “Mary” or Neal McDonough as “Jesus” (see them too at www.truthandlifebible.com) to hear sacred words from the distant past made current and so compelling—especially in an age when even many Christians know little of the Bible (according to a recent Pew survey) and have all but forgotten the stories and people it celebrates even during major holidays like Christmas.Launching November 1, 2010 in time for the holidays, this 18-CD, 22-hour series called Truth & Life Dramatized Audio Bible New Testament boasts a huge talent of over 70 world-renowned actors such as Blair Underwood, Michael York, Stacy Keach, Malcolm McDowell, Kristen Bell, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Astin, and Brian Cox. The series was produced by New York Times bestselling author, broadcast journalist and producer Raymond Arroyo and legendary award-winning radio show producer Carl Amari, who is also president and CEO of Falcon Picture Group. Brenda Noel directed.

The Truth & Life Dramatized Audio Bible New Testament is endorsed by the Vatican, bears the imprimatur of the archbishop of New York and includes a special foreword by Pope Benedict XVI.

Visit www.truthandlifebible.com to watch behind-the-scenes video of the celebrities performing their roles and to hear Luke Chapter 1 (Mary visited by an angel), Matthew Chapter 3 (Jesus is baptized) and Mark Chapter 5 (Jesus raises a little girl from the dead).
“They’re not just reading,” explains Arroyo, “these actors are performing, sharing these stories in the same way they were originally communicated—passed from person to person as part of an oral tradition. The stories come alive (think radio drama style with sound effects and original music), propelling us right into history, the way it might have happened.”

Describing his impetus for the project, co-producer Amari adds, “My children would ask me about a particular Bible passage, and I’d realize that I really didn’t know what it meant, even though I grew up in the Church.”

“It’s the delivery,” suggests Arroyo. “Reading or listening to Scripture being read is often a confusing, dull experience.” From the pulpit, it’s grounds for a snooze. “But performed like this,” he says, “you are thrown into the middle of the action. The Bible is suddenly not only understandable, but arresting and compelling.”

The Actors:
Neal McDonough as "Jesus," Julia Ormond as "Mary, Mother of God," Blair Underwood as "Mark," Stacy Keach as "John," Michael York as "Luke," Brian Cox as the “Voice of God," Sean Astin as "Matthew," Kristen Bell as "Mary Magdalene," Malcolm McDowell as "Caiaphas," and John Rhys-Davies as the Narrator.

Truth & Life Dramatized Audio Bible New Testament
Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition
Release Date: November 1, 2010 - (CMN)
Compact Disc ISBN 978-1-59171-325-8

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Audio Samples:

01-gospel-of-matthew-ch03-sample.mp3
01-gospel-of-matthew-ch14-sample.mp3
02-gospel-of-mark-ch05-sample.mp3
02-gospel-of-mark-ch06-sample.mp3
03-gospel-of-luke-ch01-sample.mp3
04-gospel-of-john-ch02-sample.mp3
04-gospel-of-john-ch08-sample1.mp3
04-gospel-of-john-ch08-sample2.mp3
04-gospel-of-john-ch19-sample.mp3
27-revelation-ch22-sample.mp3

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