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Mel Gibson's Bible
Timothy K. Beal
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Description for Mel Gibson's Bible
Paperback. Offers a provocative range of views on "The Passion of the Christ". This book is organized in three parts. It focuses on the ethical and theological implications of the film's presentation of the Christian gospel. It proves to be a touchstone for adherents and detractors of the film alike. Editor(s): Beal, Tim; Linafelt, Tod. Series: Afterlives of the Bible S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5halftones, 4line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
"The Passion of the Christ" was an extraordinary media event. But the film has also, and more importantly, been a religious phenomenon. Mel Gibson's professed intent was to create not just a cinematic experience but a spiritual one. And he has succeeded for many moviegoers, most notably evangelical Christians, of whom millions have embraced the film as a presentation of Holy Scripture, a twenty-first-century incarnation of the Word. In this volume, biblical scholars Timothy K. Beal and Tod Linafelt - along with an esteemed group of contributors - offer a provocative range of views on "The Passion of the Christ". ... Read more
"The Passion of the Christ" was an extraordinary media event. But the film has also, and more importantly, been a religious phenomenon. Mel Gibson's professed intent was to create not just a cinematic experience but a spiritual one. And he has succeeded for many moviegoers, most notably evangelical Christians, of whom millions have embraced the film as a presentation of Holy Scripture, a twenty-first-century incarnation of the Word. In this volume, biblical scholars Timothy K. Beal and Tod Linafelt - along with an esteemed group of contributors - offer a provocative range of views on "The Passion of the Christ". ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Afterlives of the Bible S
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226039763
SKU
V9780226039763
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About Timothy K. Beal
Timothy K. Beal is the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, and codirector of the Interdisciplinary Initiative on Religion and Culture at Case Western Reserve University. His most recent book is Roadside Religion: In Search of the Sacred, the Strange, and the Substance of Faith. Tod Linafelt is associate professor of biblical literature ... Read more
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