A new movie from Deaf Missions tells the gospel story in American Sign Language.

“Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film,” which carries the tagline “for Deaf, by Deaf,” stars Gideon Firl as the Messiah who, like all of the primary cast, signs his way through the role.

A Council Bluffs-based Christian ministry called Deaf Missions is bringing the story of Jesus to the big screen as a feature film entirely in American Sign Language. The movie, “Jesus: A Deaf ...

A Council Bluffs-based Christian ministry called Deaf Missions is bringing the story of Jesus to the big screen as a feature film entirely in American Sign Language.

The entire cast of “Jesus,” which opened June 20 in major theaters, is comprised of native American Sign Language signers. The film is playing locally at Regal Westview in Frederick.

Sign Language Bible Translations Have Something to Say to Hearing Christians Jost Zetzsche and Ruth Anna Spooner You don’t need to know the language to be moved by the translation.

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 ...

Being able to see the story of Jesus in sign language can be life-changing, she said. Learning about the Bible and life of Jesus in American Sign Language has brought her closer to God, she added.