Scripture on the silver screen / Adele Reinhartz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reinhartz, Adele, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Religious aspects.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

ix, 217 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [2003]

Summary:

This book follows in the path blazed by Jewett's St. Paul at the Movies. It questions the "Hollywood Hermeneutic" that too often views the Bible as prop, but also recognizes the contributions of movies that successfully integrate the Bible as a plot-making device. Includes short chapters on the Bible's role in such movies as The Truman Show, Pleasantville, The Sixth Sense, Magnolia, Pulp Fiction, The Miracle-Maker, Prince of Egypt, The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, Breaking the Waves, Pretty Woman, The Apostle, Blue, The Matrix, and Deep Impact.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-209) and indexes.

ISBN:

0664223591

OCLC:

51942344