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LATEST ARTICLES ( 191 )

• The "Apocryphal Urge" in Finding Jesus: A Response to Tony Burke

  

  Over on Apocryphicity, Tony Burke has a characteristically lively discussion of the first episode of the CNN documentary Finding Jesus:Finding Jesus Episode 1:... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Finding Jesus Begins Tonight on CNN

  CNN begins its six part series, Finding Jesus, tonight at 9pm (ET/PT). Here's the series trailer: And here's a clip from tonight's episode in which Obery... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Killing Jesus -- First Look

  

  I've been meaning to blog about this for a while, but there's another Jesus film on the way this spring -- Killing Jesus. It's adapted from Bill O’Reilly and... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Nativity (1978)

  

  While teaching Jesus in Film, I realize that there are still several Jesus films that I have not seen. One of these is a 1978 TV movie from the USA simply calle... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 40 Years in Biblical Archaeology with Eric and Carol Meyers

  

  The latest Biblical Archaeology Review has a lengthy retrospective on the careers of my Duke colleagues Eric Meyers and Carol Meyers:Biblical Archaeology:... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Spelling Mistake in Last Temptation of Christ

  

  The Last Temptation of Christ begins with a quotation from Nikos Kazantzakis, but there is a spelling mistake -- it's the wrong "principle". Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Life of Brian's Parody of the Sermon on the Mount in Jesus Films

  

  The most iconic scene in Life of Brian is, of course, the opening post-credit scene in which Jesus is delivering the Sermon on the Mount to assembled thousands... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Life of Brian on Celluloid Jesus

  I've been gradually adding pages to my Celluloid Jesus web pages and the latest additions are Jesus of Nazareth (yesterday) and now also Life of... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Zeffirelli's Use of Light and Windows in Jesus of Nazareth

  

  I have fallen in love anew with Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth over the last week or so as I have watched and re-watched it. There are so many things to love... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What Have the Romans Done for Us? - Life of Brian and Jesus of Nazareth

  One of the legendary scenes in Life of Brian features Judean rebels, led by Reg (John Cleese), asking, "What have the Romans done for us?" I have been... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Godspell and the Construction of the Twin Towers

  

  In my Jesus in Film class today we focused on Godspell (dir. David Greene, 1973). It's not my favourite Jesus film at all and so in re-viewing it, I was... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Celluloid Jesus: The Christ Film Web Pages Are Back!

  

  For many years, I had a series of web pages which I called "Celluloid Jesus: The Christ Film Web Pages". When we revamped the NT Gateway, back in 2008, these... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• King of Kings (1961): Philip Yordan's Script and George Kilpatrick

  I'm continuing to rewatch and research King of Kings (1961) ahead of teaching a class on it on Tuesday. TCM has this lovely, short clip of scriptwriter Philip... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Carl Holladay to Give the Clark Lectures

  This year's Kenneth W. Clark lectures at Duke Divinity School are to be given by Carl Holladay. Details are here:Clark Lectures 2015: Carl HolladayThe schedule... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• King of Kings (1961): Are Those Telegraph Poles?

  

  One of the things that happens when you watch a film many times over is that you start spotting things in the background. I was viewing the temptation scene in... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• King of Kings (1961) Premiere on British Pathé

  I am currently preparing a class on King of Kings (dir. Nicholas Ray, 1961) for the course on Jesus in Film that I am teaching this semester at Duke. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Podcasting Jesus on Duke devilTech

  I sat down yesterday to talk to my friend and colleague Stephen Toback about my NT Pod and my future plans for the podcast, including venturing into video... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus Films This Christmas

  I am greatly looking forward to teaching a new course on Jesus in Film next semester here at Duke. I'm encouraging those signed up for the class to begin their... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel: All in One

  All seven parts of Richard Bauckham's assessment of Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel: Decoding the Ancient Text that Reveals Jesus'... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel: All Seven Parts

  Richard Bauckham's assessment of Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel: Decoding the Ancient Text that Reveals Jesus' Marriage to Mary Magdalene... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY