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VBI's public stock traded at a monthly average of $10 a share for the year 2000, according to the company's literature, although VBI revenues fell 18 percent in 2000. At press time, stock was trading around $3 a share. The company's net loss for 2000 was $4 million, with earnings of $42,000.

According to company records, American Uranium was preparing to mine a piece of land in Colorado last summer when investors suddenly decided the Visual Bible was a more promising option.

Not everyone was pleased with the move. Former American Uranium President Gene Akselrod told CT that he has since dissolved all ties to American Uranium and the Visual Bible, as have some of his partners.

VBI's staff is optimistic. "We wouldn't be involved in such a costly venture if we didn't believe we were investing in something of eternal value," VBI's chairman and CEO, John Hamilton, told CT. "This is how we will engage the youth of tomorrow with God's Word."

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Pictures from the movie set in Morocco are available here.

Check out Visual Bible International's stock price at Yahoo and other financial Web sites.

Another organization presenting scripture in a new format is the American Bible Society (ABS). ABS's New Media Bible Web site presents the parable of the Good Samaritan in streaming video, in a dozen musical works, in paintings and sculptures, in a historical setting, and in commentaries on the text.

Other media coverage of the Visual Bible includes:

Canadian companies big into Bible video project | Business is betting on long term demand for a visual Bible — ChristianWeek (Oct. 31, 2000)

Film-makers Use Bible As Their Screenplay | At 2,000 hours, some viewers may find this movie a bit long — Fox News (Oct. 9, 2000)

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February 19 2001, Vol. 45, No. 3