Screen Jesus

Peter Malone

doi:10.5771/9780810883901

Screen Jesus

Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film

Published 2012

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doi.org/10.5771/9780810883901
ISBN print: 978-0-8108-8389-5
ISBN online: 978-0-8108-8390-1
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

Since the dawn of film in the 1890s, religious themes and biblical subjects have been a staple of cinema. One of the earliest focuses of screen presentations was the Bible, especially the New Testament and the Gospels. In Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film, Peter Malone takes a close look at films in which Jesus is depicted. From silent renditions of The Passion Play to 21st-century blockbusters like The Passion of the Christ, Malone examines how the history of Jesus films reflects the changes in artistic styles and experiments in cinematic forms for more than a century. In addition to providing a historical overview of the Jesus films, this book also reveals the changes in piety and in theological understandings of the humanity and divinity of Jesus over the decades.

While most of the Jesus films come from the United States and the west, an increasing number of Jesus films come from other cultures, which are also included in this study. Fans and scholars interested in the history of religious cinema will find this an interesting read, as will students and teachers in cinema and religious studies, church pastors, parish groups, and youth ministry.

Schlagworte

Religion and Film

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i–xviii Preface i–xviii
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCING THE THEME
1–5 Chapter 1. THE JESUS-FIGURE 1–5
6–13 Chapter 2. BIBLICAL PORTRAITS OF JESUS 6–13
14–21 Chapter 3. THE JESUS FILMS: THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY 14–21
22–26 Chapter 4. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1920s AND CECIL B. DEMILLE 22–26
27–42 Chapter 5. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1930s, 1940s, AND 1950s—JESUS’ ABSENCE FROM THE MAINSTREAM AND EVANGELICAL JESUS-FIGURES 27–42
43–54 Chapter 6. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1950s AND 1960s—MAINSTREAM IMAGES 43–54
55–68 Chapter 7. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1960s 55–68
69–103 Chapter 8. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1970s 69–103
104–124 Chapter 9. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1980s 104–124
125–131 Chapter 10. THE JESUS FILMS: CINEMA FREEDOM AND IMAGES OF JESUS 125–131
132–150 Chapter 11. THE JESUS FILMS: THE 1990s 132–150
B1–L PHOTOSPREAD B1–L
151–181 Chapter 12. THE JESUS FILMS: THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 151–181
182–200 Chapter 13. THE JESUS FILMS: JESUS IN OUR WORLD TODAY 182–200
201–212 Chapter 14. THE JESUS FILMS: VERBAL JESUS-FIGURES 201–212
213–235 Chapter 15. INTEREST IN JESUS AND FILM BEYOND CHRISTIANITY 213–235
236–245 Chapter 16. THE REVERENT/SERIOUS 236–245
246–258 Chapter 17. THE BIZARRE 246–258
259–266 Chapter 18. AFTER THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST 259–266
267–270 AFTERWORD: MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS OF JESUS FILMS 267–270
271–274 APPENDIX 1: THE MAJOR JESUS FILMS 271–274
275–280 APPENDIX 2: JESUS AND THE CRUCIFIX 275–280
281–292 APPENDIX 3: THE ISSUE OF FILMS ON JESUS AND SEXUALITY 281–292
293–296 APPENDIX 4: INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR OF JESUS, THE SPIRIT OF GOD 293–296
297–298 SELECTED BACKGROUND READING 297–298
299–316 INDEX 299–316
317–318 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 317–318

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