At the end of the picture, rather than seeing the words The End on the screen, we see a title that says This was The Beginning.
Opening credits prologue: After the death of Julius Caesar, Rome ruled the world under the dictatorship of Tiberius Caesar.
In the conquered province of Galilee, King Herod and Queen Herodias held the throne.
So wanton was Herod's court, the Queen sent the young Princess Salome to Rome.
And it came to pass that a man appeared in Galilee who many thought was the Messiah.
This was the Prophet known as John the Baptist . . .