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Judas Iscariot: Damned or Redeemed: A Critical Examination of the Portrayal of Judas in Jesus Films (1902-2014)
Carol Anne Hebron
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Description for Judas Iscariot: Damned or Redeemed: A Critical Examination of the Portrayal of Judas in Jesus Films (1902-2014)
Hardback. Series: The Library of New Testament Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 bw illus. BIC Classification: APF; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 640.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Judas was characterised in film as the epitome of evil: the villainous Jew. Film-makers cast Judas in this way because this was the Judas that audiences had come to recognize and even expect. But in the following three decades, film-makers - as a result of critical biblical study - were more circumspect about accepting the alleged historicity of the Gospel accounts. Carol A. Hebron examines the figure of Judas across film history to show how the portrayal becomes more nuanced and more significant, even to the point where Judas becomes the protagonist ... Read more
At the beginning of the 20th century, Judas was characterised in film as the epitome of evil: the villainous Jew. Film-makers cast Judas in this way because this was the Judas that audiences had come to recognize and even expect. But in the following three decades, film-makers - as a result of critical biblical study - were more circumspect about accepting the alleged historicity of the Gospel accounts. Carol A. Hebron examines the figure of Judas across film history to show how the portrayal becomes more nuanced and more significant, even to the point where Judas becomes the protagonist ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Library of New Testament Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780567668295
SKU
V9780567668295
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About Carol Anne Hebron
Carol A. Hebron is an Adjunct Lecturer at Charles Sturt University School of Theology in Brisbane, Australia. She is also Subject Coordinator for Theology, the Arts and Film, Teaching the Bible, Teaching World Religions, and Media, Popular Culture, and the Arts.
Reviews for Judas Iscariot: Damned or Redeemed: A Critical Examination of the Portrayal of Judas in Jesus Films (1902-2014)
This is a highly readable and more multilayered study of the evolving representation of Judas Iscariot in over a century of cinematic art than its initial premise might suggest.
Theology
Hebron's study is of interest not just to the academic, but also to those such as ministers and preachers who engage with people in the informal learning context ... Read more
Theology
Hebron's study is of interest not just to the academic, but also to those such as ministers and preachers who engage with people in the informal learning context ... Read more