T&T Clark Handbook of Jesus and Film (Paperback)

The T&T Clark Handbook of Jesus and Film introduces postgraduate readers to the critical field of Jesus and/on film. The bulk of biblical films feature Jesus, as protagonist, in cameo, or as a looming background presence or pattern. The handbook assesses the field in light of the work of important biblical film critics including chapters from the leading voices in the field and showcasing the diversity of work done by scholars in the field. Movies discussed include The Passion of the Christ, The King of Kings, Jesus of Nazareth, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Son of Man, and Mary Magdalene. The chapters range across two broad areas: 1) Jesus films, understood broadly as filmed passion plays, other relocations of Jesus, historical Jesus treatments, and Jesus adjacent cinema (privileging invented characters or "minor" gospel characters); and 2) other cinematic Jesuses, including followers who imitate Jesus devotionally or aesthetically, (Christian) Christ figures, antichrists, yet other messiahs, and competing Jesuses in a pluralist world. As one leaves the confines of Christian theology, the question of what a film or interpreter is doing with Jesus or Christ becomes something to be determined, not necessarily something traditional.

General

Imprint:	T. & T. Clark
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	T&T Clark Handbooks
Release date:	October 2022
Editors:	Richard Walsh
Dimensions:	244 x 169 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-567-69839-1
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-567-69839-4
Barcode:	9780567698391

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