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Reading the Gospels in the Dark: Portrayals of Jesus in Film

Portrayals of Jesus in Film [Paperback]

by Richard Walsh (Professor of Religion and Associate Academic Dean, Methodist College, North Carolina, USA)

    • Author

      Richard Walsh (Professor of Religion and Associate Academic Dean, Methodist College, North Carolina, USA)

    • Book Format

      paperback

    • Publisher

      Continuum

    • Published

      October 2003

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      Reading the Gospels in the Dark: Portrayals of Jesus in Film

      Today's Price £29.22

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      Product Description

      From "The Greatest Story Ever Told" to "Jesus of Montreal" to "Shane", the figure of Jesus has made repeated - and varied - appearances in American cinema. In this book Richard Walsh brings "Jesus-films", the canonical gospels, and American culture into conversation.;The discourse begins in the theatre with the lights down low and the Jesus-films on the big screen. Walsh's commentary starts with the films themselves and the American Jesus(es) portrayed therein. Ironically, while we do not expect Jesus-films to "get Jesus or the gospels right," they do cast light on interesting literary and mythical features of the gospels - and on American culture. For example, Arcand's "Jesus of Montreal" offers fresh understanding of the apocalyptic discourse in Mark 13, and "Shane" and "Pale Rider" demonstrate that Americans desperately want a conquering hero who is not a capitalist or an imperialist to deal with their frustrations.

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      • Author

        Richard Walsh (Professor of Religion and Associate Academic Dean, Methodist College, North Carolina, USA)

      • Book Format

        paperback

      • Publisher

        Continuum

      • Published

        October 2003

      • Weight

        296g

      • Page Count

        224

      • Dimensions

        150 x 227 x 16 mm

      • ISBN

        9781563383878

      • ISBN-10

        156338387X

      • Eden Code

        23185

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      • Author/Creator: Richard Walsh (Professor of Religion and Associate Academic Dean, Methodist College, North Carolina, USA)

      • ISBN: 9781563383878

      • Publisher: Continuum

      • Release Date: October 2003

      • Weight: 296g

      • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 16 mm

      • Eden Code: 23185

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