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• 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

• Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel, Part 7

  Here is the seventh and final instalment of Richard Bauckham's assessment of the new book by Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel, Part 6

  Here is the sixth instalment of Richard Bauckham's assessment of the new book by Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel, Part 5

  Here is the fifth instalment of Richard Bauckham's assessment of the new book by Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel, Part 4

  Here is the fourth instalment of Richard Bauckham's assessment of the new book by Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel, Part 3

  Here is the third instalment of Richard Bauckham's assessment of the new book by Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel:Assessing The Lost... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel, Part 2

  Here is the second instalment of Richard Bauckham's assessment of the new book by Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel:Assessing The Lost... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Richard Bauckham, Assessing the Lost Gospel

  I am delighted to be able to post here a piece by Richard Bauckham assessing the new book by Simcha Jacobovici and Barrie Wilson, The Lost Gospel:Assessing The... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• N. T. Wright, Why and How Paul Invented "Christian Theology" at Duke

  In my previous post, I linked to the Tom Wright's Panel Discussion with Douglas Campbell, Ross Wagner and Susan Eastman at Duke Divinity School. This was the... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY