Judas Iscariot - damned or redeemed?: a critical examination of the portrayal of Judas in Jesus films (1902-2014)
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 criti...
| Published in: | Scriptural traces: critical perspectives on the reception and influence of the Bible |
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| Language: | English |
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London
Bloomsbury International Clark
2016
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Scriptural traces: critical perspectives on the reception and influence of the Bible (9)
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Hebron, Carol A., Judas Iscariot - damned or redeemed?] (2018) (Röhser, Günter, 1956 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Scriptural traces: critical perspectives on the reception and influence of the Bible
9 Library of New Testament studies 563 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Judas Iscariot
/ Character presentation
/ Film
/ History 1902-2014
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Judas Iscariot
In motion pictures
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| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0567668290 |