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Zusatztext The volume serves as a helpful sourcebook for students and scholars interested in the possibilities of this field! an overview of the current state of the field! and a guide pointing scholars to future developments. Informationen zum Autor Richard Walsh is Womack Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Co-Director of the Honors Program at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, and is the author of Reading the Gospels in the Dark and editor of the T&T Clark Handbook of Jesus and Film .This reference resource provides a comprehensive overview of the bible and film, looking at context, theory and key 'texts' both biblical and cinematic. Zusammenfassung The first decades of the twenty-first century saw a resurgence of the biblical epic film, such as Noah and Exodus: Gods and Kings, which was in turn accompanied by a growth of biblical film criticism. This companion surveys that field of study by framing it in light of significant and recent biblical films as well as the voices of key biblical film critics. Non-Hollywood and seemingly “non-biblical” films also come under investigation.The contributors concentrate on three points: “context”, focusing on the ‘Bible in’ specific film genres and cultural situations; “theory”, applying theory from both religion and film studies, with an eye to their possible intersections; and “recent and significant texts”, reflecting on which texts and themes have been most important in ‘biblical film’ and which are currently at the fore. Exploring cinema across the globe, and accompanied by extended introductory essays for each of the three sections, this companion is an important resource for scholars in both film and biblical reception. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresIntroduction, Richard Walsh, Methodist University, USA Part 1: Contexts 1. Apocalypse Noir: The Book of Revelation and Genre - Michelle Fletcher, King’s College London, UK2. Counting Errors or Understanding Filmic History: Historiophoty and Bible Films - Anne Moore, University of Calgary, Canada3. In the Creator’s Image: Divine and Mundane Self-Reproduction in Science Fiction Films - Christopher Heard, Pepperdine University, USA4. Murderous Archaeologists, Doubting Priests, and Mesopotamian Demons: The Bible in Horror and Adventure Cinema - Kevin M. McGeough, University of Lethbridge, Canada5. Comedic Films and the Bible - George Aichele, Adrian College, USA6. The First Seventy Years of Jesus Films: A Canonical, Source-Critical History - Jeffrey L. Staley, Seattle University, USA7. Justice, Empire, and Nature: Deliverance, Covenant, and New Creation in East Asian Cinema - Sze-kar Wan, SMU Perkins School of Theology, USA8. Biographical Approaches to Jesus Films: Prospects for Bible and Film, Dwight H. Friesen – Independent Scholar9. Frames and Borders in Deuteronomy and Films on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Brian Britt, Virginia Tech University, USA10. “Blessed are the Peacemakers,” The Deployment of Jesus in American and German Cinema During and After WWI - David J. Shepherd, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland11. German Jesus Movies - Reinhold Zwick, Wilhems University, Munster, Germany12. Once Upon a Time in the West…The Fate of Religion, the Bible, and the Italian Western - James G. Crossley, St. Mary’s University Twickenham, UK Part 2: Theories 13. A Return to Form: Bible, Film Theory, and Film Analysis - Laura Copier, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands14. Seven Stages of Affect: Religion, Affect, and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ - Robert Paul Seesengood, Albright College, USA15. Rock Me Sexy Jesus?: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Films Rhiannon Graybill, Rhodes College, USA16. “Sooner Murder an Infant in Its Cradle”: Wisdom and Childlessness in The Sweet Hereafter - Jay Twomey, University of Cincinnati, USA17....
