Exploring the true identity of Jesus, this book encourages readers to shift from personal interpretations to an examination of the foundational literary sources, particularly the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It delves into how these texts shape our understanding of Jesus and invites a deeper reflection on their significance in the broader context of faith and history.
Exploring the cinematic portrayal of Jesus, this book delves into the fascination filmmakers have had with "the greatest story ever told" over the past century. It examines various attempts to depict His life on screen, highlighting the challenges and successes encountered by moviemakers in translating this profound narrative into film.
Drawing on examples from literature, art, and popular culture, as well as theology, this engaging book reveals the importance of the question, "whose was he?" in fully understanding the life and legacy of Jesus.A concise, accessible and engaging exploration of Jesus's life and enduring influenceCharts the changing global status and influence of Jesus, a Galilean Jew born when the ancient Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean world, and how he has come to be honored as the Christ and recognized by billions of people around the worldTraces the reception history of Jesus and his story over the past two millennia, through art, literature, and culture, as well as theologyDraws on a fascinating range of materials - from ancient texts, creeds, and theological treatises, to the visual and dramatic arts, including books like "The DaVinci Code" and films such as "The Passion of the Christ"
Since the earliest days of the movies more than a century ago, moviemakers have been intrigued by "the greatest story ever told." They have tried, with varying degrees of success, to capture the life of Jesus on film. In Jesus at the Movies Barnes Tatum has created a fascinating and exhaustively-researched viewer's guide to the movies about Jesus. Tatum guides the reader film-by-film from Sidney Olcott's silent classic "From the Manger to the Cross" through Denis Arcand's award-winning "Jesus of Montreal" to the future of Jesus movies. With his experience as author, biblical scholar, and teacher on religion and film, he presents this unique look at Jesus films in all as cinematic art, as literature, as biblical history and as theology.
Exploring the cinematic portrayal of Jesus, this book delves into over a century of films inspired by his life, examining the successes and failures of these adaptations. Barnes Tatum analyzes how filmmakers interpret biblical narratives, the cultural impact of these portrayals, and the evolving representation of Jesus in cinema. By highlighting key films and their historical context, the work offers insights into the intersection of faith, art, and storytelling in the film industry.
Kniha je určená záujemcom o dejiny svetovej kinematografie a osobu Ježiša Krista. Ježiš Nazaretský, dominantná postava západnej civilizácie viac než 2 000 rokov, sa stal centrálnou postavou aj v globálnej kultúre. Jeho príbeh sa transformoval do rôznych vizuálnych foriem, čo viedlo k jeho zobrazeniu vo filme ako jedného z prvých námetov pre filmových tvorcov. Autor, americký profesor religionistiky a filmový kritik W. Barnes Tatum, analyzuje zobrazovanie Ježiša Krista vo filme a poskytuje pohľad na dejiny kinematografie. V rozbore „Ježiša vo filme“ autor vyberá zásadné diela, ako Od jasličiek ku krížu, Intolerancia, Kráľ kráľov, Ben Hur, a ďalšie, pričom skúma okolnosti ich vzniku, formu a obsah Ježišovho príbehu, pričom kladie dôraz na scenáristické využitie evanjelií. Analyzuje, akými prostriedkami je Ježiš zobrazený ako filmová postava, a sumarizuje reakcie verejnosti a kritiky. Hoci uznáva umelecké kvality snímok, kladie dôraz na ich biblický, historický a teologický rozmer. Problém filmového Ježiša sa dá vyjadriť otázkou: Do akej miery je snímka nielen filmársky zaujímavá, ale aj literárne presná, historicky pravdepodobná a teologicky uspokojivá? Filmoví tvorcovia čelili náročnej úlohe, a ich dielo zabezpečilo Ježišovi významné miesto v kultúre aj cirkvi.