Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film

By Peter Malone

In Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film, Peter Malone takes a close look at films in which Jesus is depicted. From silent renditions of The Passion Play to 21st-century blockbusters like The Passion of the Christ, Malone examines how the history of Jesus films reflects the changes in artistic styles and experiments in cinematic forms for more than a century. In addition to providing a historical overview of the Jesus films, this book also reveals the changes in piety and in theological understandings of the humanity and divinity of Jesus over the decades.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810883899
• ISBN13: 9780810883895
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"