T&T Clark Companion to the Bible and Film

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.>

Préface
This reference resource provides a comprehensive overview of the bible and film, looking at context, theory and key 'texts' both biblical and cinematic.

Auteur
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.

Contenu
List of Figures Introduction, Richard Walsh, Methodist University, USA Part 1: Contexts 1. Apocalypse Noir: The Book of Revelation and Genre - Michelle Fletcher, King's College London, UK 2. Counting Errors or Understanding Filmic History: Historiophoty and Bible Films - Anne Moore, University of Calgary, Canada 3. In the Creator's Image: Divine and Mundane Self-Reproduction in Science Fiction Films - Christopher Heard, Pepperdine University, USA 4. Murderous Archaeologists, Doubting Priests, and Mesopotamian Demons: The Bible in Horror and Adventure Cinema - Kevin M. McGeough, University of Lethbridge, Canada 5. Comedic Films and the Bible - George Aichele, Adrian College, USA 6. The First Seventy Years of Jesus Films: A Canonical, Source-Critical History - Jeffrey L. Staley, Seattle University, USA 7. Justice, Empire, and Nature: Deliverance, Covenant, and New Creation in East Asian Cinema - Sze-kar Wan, SMU Perkins School of Theology, USA 8. Biographical Approaches to Jesus Films: Prospects for Bible and Film, Dwight H. Friesen Independent Scholar 9. Frames and Borders in Deuteronomy and Films on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - Brian Britt, Virginia Tech University, USA 10. Blessed are the Peacemakers, The Deployment of Jesus in American and German Cinema During and After WWI - David J. Shepherd, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 11. German Jesus Movies - Reinhold Zwick, Wilhems University, Munster, Germany 12. Once Upon a Time in the WestThe 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 Netherlands 14. Seven Stages of Affect: Religion, Affect, and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ - Robert Paul Seesengood, Albright College, USA 15. Rock Me Sexy Jesus?: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Films Rhiannon Graybill, Rhodes College, USA 16. Sooner Murder an Infant in Its Cradle: Wisdom and Childlessness in The Sweet Hereafter - Jay Twomey, University of Cincinnati, USA 17. Son of Man: A Case Study in Translation, Postcolonialism, and Biblical Film - Hugh Pyper, University of Sheffield, UK 18. American Slavery, Cinematic Violence, and the (Sometimes) Good Book - Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, Eastern University, USA 19. Deleuze on Film, and the Bible - George Aichele, Adrian College, USA 20. There's a New Messiah in Town: The Messianic in the Western - Robert Paul Seesengood, Albright College, USA and Richard Walsh, Methodist University, USA 21. Lars von Trier's Dogville as a Cinematic Parable -Matthew S. Rindge, Gonzaga University, USA Part 3: Texts 22. Can We Try that Again? The Fate of the Biblical Canon on Film - Matthew Page, Bible and Film Blogger 23. Reversing the Hermeneutical Flow: Noah's Flood in Recent Hollywood Films - Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada 24. A Genre(s) Approach to The Prince of Egypt - P. Jennifer Rohrer-Walsh, Methodist University, USA 25. What Child is This? Reflections on the Child Deity and Generic Lineage of Exodus: Gods and Kings - Richard Walsh, Methodist University, USA 26. What Shall We do with the Tainted Maiden? Film Treatments of the Book of Esther - Deborah W. Rooke, University of Oxford, UK 27. Desert Tales: Mark and Last Days in the Desert - Tina Pippin, Agnes Scott College, USA 28. A Revolutionary Passion Film: Giovanni Columbu's Su Re (The King) - Lloyd Baugh, Gregorian University, Italy 29. A Deadly Daughter? Salome's Cinematic Afterlife - Caroline Vander Stichele, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands 30. Belief is in the Eye of the Spectator: Beholding the Other Actor's Reaction - Jon Solomon, University of Illinois, USA 31. Ben-Hur (2016): Jesus Finds a Voice - Larry J. Kreitzer, University of Oxford, UK Filmography List of Contributors Modern Author Index Scripture Index Film Index