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

by Jeffrey L. Staley and Richard Walsh

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 056769383X
• ISBN13: 9780567693839
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"