The Bible on television / edited by Helen K. Bond and Edward Adams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bond, Helen K. (Helen Katharine), editor.

Adams, Edward, editor.

Series:

Scriptural traces ; 23.

Library of New Testament studies ; 622.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Scriptural traces : critical perspectives on the reception and influence of the Bible ; 23

Library of New Testament studies ; 622

T&T Clark library of biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Television adaptations.

Bible.

Television broadcasting--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Television broadcasting.

Religion on television.

Television adaptations.

Genre:

Television adaptations.

Physical Description:

x, 267 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : T & T Clark, 2020.

Summary:

"This volume examines and discusses selected Bible documentaries and academically informed dramatizations of the Bible. The major focus is UK mainline television, and on recent productions (mostly within the past 15 years) but there is also engagement with productions from the USA. After a critical introduction by the editors, charting and reflecting on the use of the Bible on television in recent years, the book falls into three sections. In the first section, a number of influential filmmakers and producers, including Ray Bruce and Jean-Claude Bragard, discuss their work in relation to the context and constraints of television (especially religious television) programming. The second section contains reflections of various academics who have acted as 'talking heads', historical consultants and presenters. They discuss different aspects of the process, including the extent to which they had influence and how their contributions were used. In the third section, a number of scholars assess the finished products, discussing what they tell us about the modern reception of the Bible. There is also consideration of how these productions influence biblical scholars and contribute to the scholarly agenda."-- Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction / Helen K. Bond

Genesis of the Bible documentary : the development of religious broadcasting in the UK / Richard Wallis

The Bible according to TV / Jean-Claude Bragard

Interview with Ray Bruce / Edward Adams and Helen K. Bond

The story of Lumo / David Batty

Scholars working in television : some personal reflections and advice / Joan E. Taylor

Critical black Christian body : opposition and resistance in the religious documentary / Robert Beckford

The nativity on TV / Helen K. Bond

Putting Paul on TV: the case of David Suchet: in the footsteps of St Paul / Edward Adams

How do 'Bible-users' respond to the Bible on TV? / Cherryl Hunt

Plundering Egypt : Exodus documentaries and the exploitation of history / Mark Harris

The History Channel's The Bible, an epic ...? / Meg Ramey

When the resurrected biblical epic transferred to the small screen ... and promptly died again : a critical autopsy of the 2016 ABC series Of kings and prophets / David Tollerton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780567673992

0567673995

OCLC:

1003201654