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The Bible in Motion: A Handbook of the Bible and Its Reception in Film (2016) is a volume edited by Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch.

Abstract

"This two-part volume contains a comprehensive collection of essays by well-known scholars focusing on the reception of the Bible in world cinema. It is organized into sections examining the rich cinematic afterlives of selected characters from the Hebrew Bible and New Testament; considering issues of biblical reception across a wide array of film genres, ranging from noir to anime. It explores directors from Lee Chang-dong to the Coen brothers, whose work addresses biblical texts and motifs (e.g., lament, apocalyptic), particular interpretive lenses (e.g., feminist interpretation, queer theory), a wide array of film genres, and a variety of world cinemas (e.g., Indian, Israeli, and Third Cinema). It is intended for scholars of the Bible, religion, and film as well as for a general audience."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter, 2016.

Contents

General Introduction: The Bible and Its Cinematic Reception -- I. Biblical Characters and Stories (Hebrew Bible) ; 1. In the Beginning: Adam and Eve in Film ; 2. Noah and the Flood: A Cinematic Deluge ; 3. It's All in the Family: The Patriarchs of Genesis in Film 4. The Cinematic Moses ; 5. Samson and Delilah in Film ; 6. There Might Be Giants: King David on the Big (and Small) Screen ; 7. Esther in Film -- II. Film Genres and Styles ; 8. Scripture on Silent Film ; 9. Film Noir and the Bible 10. The Bible Epic ; 11. Western Text(s): The Bible and the Movies of the Wild, Wild West ; 12. Mysteries of the Bible (Documentary) Revealed: The Bible in Popular Non-Fiction and Documentary Film ; 13. From Skepticism to Piety: The Bible and Horror Films ; 14. "Moses' DVD Collection": The Bible and Science Fiction Film 15. The Word Made Gag: Biblical Reception in Film Comedy ; 16. Drawing (on) the Text: Biblical Reception in Animated Films ; 17. Anime and the Bible -- III. Biblical Themes and Genres ; 18. God at the Movies ; 19. Satan in Cinema 20. Creation and Origins in Film ; 21. The Book of Job in the Movies: On Cinema's Exploration of Theodicy and the Hiddenness of God ; 22. Lament in Film and Film as Lament ; 23. What Lies Beyond? Biblical Images of Death and Afterlife in Film ; 24. This Is the End: Apocalyptic Moments in Cinema.

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