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Teaching the Bible through popular culture and the arts / edited by Mark Roncace and Patrick Gray.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Resources for biblical study ; no. 53.
- Resources for biblical study ; no. 53
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Study and teaching.
- Bible.
- Popular culture--Religious aspects--Study and teaching.
- Popular culture.
- Arts and religion--Study and teaching.
- Arts and religion.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 393 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This resource enables biblical studies instructors to facilitate engaging classroom experiences by drawing on the arts and popular culture. It offers brief overviews of hundreds of easily accessible examples of art, film, literature, music, and other media and outlines strategies for incorporating them effectively and concisely in the classroom. Although designed primarily for college and seminary courses on the Bible, the ideas can easily be adapted for classes such as "Theology and Literature" or "Religion and Art" as well as for nonacademic settings. This compilation is an invaluable resource for anyone who teaches the Bible.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1: Music
- Introduction: Teaching the Bible with Music
- Popular Music
- Classical Music
- Part 2: Film
- Introduction: Teaching the Bible with Film
- The Bible in Film
- Nonbiblical Narrative in Film
- Part 3: Art
- Biblical Subjects in Art
- Abstract and Nonbiblical Art
- Part 4: Literature
- Introduction: Teaching the Bible with Literature
- Poetry
- Prose: Fiction and Nonfiction
- Part 5: Other Media
- Cartoons and Comics
- Youth Literature, Programming, andEntertainment
- Animated Television
- Television Dramas and Documentaries
- Internet Websites
- Index of Biblical Texts
- Music Index
- Film Index
- Art Index
- Literature Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-58983-675-8
- 1-4356-2701-6
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