Re-viewing the Passion : Mel Gibson's film and its critics

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Record-setting ticket sales, heated controversy, sold-out viewings for church groups, and feuding critics. The Passion of the Christ is still going strong. Re-Viewing the Passion is the first collection that takes Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ as a focal point. Just in time for the DVD release, Re-Viewing the Passion will help all of us make sense of this blockbuster movie by offering a variety of perspectives on its significance. Thirteen contributors in diverse fields - biblical studies, Jewish studies, media studies, art history, and Christian theology - and from differing religious orientations - Jewish, Protestant, Catholic - contribute short and reader-friendly essays that explore the theological ideas, iconography, audience reception and historical and biblical accuracy of the film. Contents: Introduction: Re-viewing as Remembering; S.B.Plate; Viewer's Guide; Jewish-Christian Relations: Reviewing Anti-Semitism; The Medieval Passion Play Revisited; M.Perry & F.M.Schweitzer; The Passion of the Christ, and the Passion of the Jews: Mel Gibson's Film in Light of Jewish-Christian Relations; Y.Ariel; Can There Be Jewish-Christian Dialogue After The Passion?; S.L.Jacobs; Christian-Christian Relations: Reviewing The Passion In Christian Theological History; The Passion as Dynamic Icon: A Theological Reflection; R.K.Johnston; Celluloid Synoptics: Viewing the Gospels of Marty and Mel Together; D.J.N.Middleton; Visual Theologies And Verbal Theologies: Reviewing The Image Of Jesus; Catholic Visual Piety and The Passion of the Christ; D.Morgan; On Seeing the Passion: Is There a Painting in this Film? Or is this Film a Painting?; S.Apostolos-Cappadona; 'Passion'-ate Women: The Female Presence in The Passion of the Christ; G.W.Ortiz; The Passion as Jesus-Film Media Approaches to The Passion: Personal Devotion and Public Discourse; P.Chattaway; Amy-Jill Levine, Mel Gibson, the Scribes and the Pharisees; A.J.Levine; Truth At Last: Evangelical Communities Embrace The Passion of The Christ; N.King; The Passion of Christ: A National Study of Audience Perceptions and Uses; R.H.Woods, M.C.Jindra & J.D.Baker; Appendix: National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion (1988); Notes on Contributors; Index First published 2004.

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• ISBN : 9781403968005
• Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
• Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan
• Product Type : books

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• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Brent S Plate