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Judas Iscariot - damned or redeemed? : a critical examination of the portrayal of Judas in Jesus films (1902-2014) / Carol A. Hebron.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.J4 H43 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hebron, Carol A., author.
- Series:
- Library of New Testament studies ; 563.
- Scriptural traces ; 9.
- The Library of New Testament Studies ; 563
- Scriptural traces : critical perspectives on the reception and influence of the Bible ; 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judas Iscariot--In motion pictures.
- Judas Iscariot.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury T&T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
- Summary:
- At the beginning of the 20th century, Judas was characterised in film as the epitome of evil: the villainous Jew. Film-makers cast Judas in this way because this was the Judas that audiences had come to recognize and even expect. But in the following three decades, film-makers - as a result of critical biblical study - were more circumspect about accepting the alleged historicity of the Gospel accounts. Carol Hebron examines the figure of Judas across film history to show have the portrayal becomes more nuanced and more significant, even to the point where Judas becomes the protagonist with a role in the film equal in importance to that of Jesus'. Hebron examines how, in these films, we begin to see a rehabilitation of the Judas character and a restoration of Judaism. Hebron reveals two distinct theologies: 'rejection' and 'acceptance'. The Nazi Holocaust and the exposure of the horrors of genocide at the end of World War II influenced how Judaism, Jews, and Judas, were to be portrayed in film. Rehabilitating the Judas character and the Jews was necessary, and film was deemed an appropriate medium in which to begin that process.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Studying the Filmic Judas Character 19
- Introduction 19
- Question 1 How Is Judas Portrayed in Film? Film Studies 19
- Question 2 Why Does the Judas Character Change? Cultural Studies 26
- Question 3 What Are the Theological Implications of These Changes? Theological Studies 31
- Summary 33
- Chapter 2 The Silent Era (1902-1927) 34
- Introduction 34
- La Vie et la Passion tie Jesus Christ (1902/1905) (The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ) 35
- La Vie du Christ (1906) (The Life of Christ) 42
- From the Manger to the Cross (1912) 48
- Christus (1916) 55
- Blade of Satans Bog (1921) (Leaves from Satan's Book) 61
- The King of Kings (1927) 68
- Summary 76
- Chapter 3 Between the Biblical Epics (1930-1960) 78
- Introduction 78
- The 1930s 81
- Golgotha aka Ecce Homo (1935) (Behold the Man) 82
- The 1940s 91
- Maria Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala (1946) (Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala) 93
- The 1950s 95
- I Beheld His Glory (1952) 96
- Day of Triumph (1954) 99
- El mártir del Cahario (1952) (The Martyr of Calvary) 103
- Summary 111
- Chapter 4 The Biblical Epics: The Sixties 113
- Introduction 113
- King of Kings (1961) 114
- Il Vangelo Secondo Matleo (1964) (The Gospel According to Saint Matthew) 124
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) 134
- Summary 142
- Chapter 5 The Seventies 143
- Introduction 143
- Jesús, Nuestro Señor (1971) (Jesus, Our Lord) 145
- Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) 151
- Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel. According to St. Matthew (1973) 161
- Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973) 167
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977) 171
- Karunamayudu (1978) 179
- Summary 186
- Chapter 6 Moving Towards the New Millennium 188
- The 1980s 188
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) 189
- The 1990s 200
- Jesus (1999) 201
- Summary 206
- Chapter 7 The New Millennium 208
- The 2000s 208
- Color of the Cross (2006) 209
- The 2010s 217
- Son of God (2014) 218
- Additional Judas Filmic Portrayals 223
- Summary 228
- Chapter 8 Judas as Portrayed in Film 230
- Introduction 230
- Theology of Rejection (1902-1946) 231
- The Transition Stage (1950s) 239
- Theology of Acceptance (1961-2014) 241
- Chapter 9 Judas, the Holocaust and Shoah Theology 244
- Introduction 244
- Anti-Semitism, Anti-Judaism and Christian Supersessionism 245
- The Holocaust, the Shoah and the Tremendum 247
- Shoah Theology 249
- The Holocaust: The Seelisberg Conference-Ten Points 252
- Summary 262.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780567668295
- 0567668290
- OCLC:
- 958479376
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