Jesus, the Gospels and Cinematic Imagination: Introducing Jesus Movies, Christ Films, and the Messiah in Motion

Professor Richard Walsh,Professor Jeffrey L. Staley

Jesus, the Gospels and Cinematic Imagination: Introducing Jesus Movies, Christ Films, and the Messiah in Motion
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Published
28 January 2021
Pages
224
ISBN
9780567693839

Jesus, the Gospels and Cinematic Imagination: Introducing Jesus Movies, Christ Films, and the Messiah in Motion

Professor Richard Walsh,Professor Jeffrey L. Staley

Jesus films arose with cinema itself. Richard Walsh and Jeffrey L. Staley introduce students to these films with a general overview of the Jesus film tradition and with specific analyses of 22 of its most influential exemplars, stretching from La vie du Christ (1906) to Mary Magdalene (2018). The introduction to each film includes discussion of plot, characters, visuals, appeal to authority, and cultural location as well as consideration of the director’s (and/or other filmmakers’) achievements and style. Several film chapters end with reflections on problematic issues bedeviling the tradition, such as cultural imperialism and patriarchy.

To assist teachers and researchers, each chapter includes a listing of DVD chapters and the approximate time (for both DVDs and streaming platforms) at which key film moments occur. The book also includes a Gospels Harmony cataloging the time at which key gospel incidents appear in these films. Extensive endnotes point readers to other important work on the tradition and specific films. While the authors strive to set the Jesus film tradition within cinema and its interpretation, the DVD/streaming listing and the Gospels Harmony facilitate the comparison of these films to gospel interpretation and the Jesus tradition.

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