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i "Rindge's primer on biblical film initiates his readers into both biblical film and biblical film scholarship. Amazingly, along the way, Rindge also finds time to introduce readers to many of biblical scholarship's tropes (e.g., the messianic secret, the son of man, the move from the Proclaimer to the proclaimed, and the historical Jesus). The last three chapters alone are worth the book's price as they provide a hermeneutic by which readers can create their own new conversations with the manifold ways that bible and film interact (Bible in Film, Film as Bible, and Bible and Film/ TV). Although a primer, Rindge's book, particularly its penultimate chapter, suggests exciting new scholarly possibilities."
THE BIBLE AND CINEMA: Artistic-Literary Convergences
POLIGRAFI, v. 29, n. 115/116, 2024
From Northrop Frye's perspective, which views the Hebrew Bible as the foundational imagination behind the literary ideologies that shaped Western thought, this discussion aims to highlight some points of convergence between biblical literature and the narrative structure found in contemporary cinema, one of the most sophisticated storytelling mediums today. The theoretical framework for this exploration draws on the works of scholars such as Robert Alter, Daniel Marguerat and Yvan Bourquin, Gary Yamasaki, and David Bordwell, among others. As Adele Berlin points out, the narratives of the Hebrew Bible convey their message through both the form and content of the text. Building on this idea, the focus here is to demonstrate that beyond thematic parallels, the narrative structure of the Bible aligns methodologically with the storytelling techniques of modern cinema.
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Interpreting and Understanding the Bible Through Film
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This paper is a portfolio composed of reflections on various films watched by the authors for their third Theology and Religious Education (TREDTRI) course. In these reflections, the authors connect the messages and themes found in these films with their study of the Bible and describe their obtained insights and personal impressions of these film selections.
Australian Religion Studies Review, 2000
Scant critical attention has been devoted to utilising popular films for religious education despite: (a) cinema being the 20th centmy art fonn (b) RE classes traditional being tagged as "the boring subjec~ "and (c) significant declines in biblical knowledge amongst the populace. Even Jess well known is the richness of biblical figures embedded in movies beyond Cecil B. DeMille style Biblical Epics, but which can be easily invoked to enthuse media-weaned students. A brief survey of(a) Redeemer Christ-Figures, (b) Saviour Christ-Figures; (c) OffBeat Christs, (d) Female Christ-Figures, (e) and other cinematic manifestations of biblical characters were canvassed Such consciousness raising will help recenter religious pedagogy and establish cinematic theology as a viable teaching modality for the post-mille1111ium era.
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