Full Description
This volume examines and discusses selected Bible documentaries and academically informed dramatizations of the Bible. With a major focus on recent productions in UK mainline television within the past 15 years, the contributors also engage with productions from the USA.
After a critical introduction by Helen K. Bond, charting and reflecting on the use of the Bible on television in recent years, the book falls into three sections. First, 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 volume then moves to reflections of various academics who have acted as 'talking heads', historical consultants and presenters, allowing discussion of different aspects of the process, including the extent to which they had influence and how their contributions were used. Finally, a number of scholars assess the finished products, discussing what they tell us about the modern reception of the Bible, with additional consideration of how these productions influence biblical scholars and contribute to the scholarly agenda.
Contents
Preface
Contents
Contributors
Introduction: Helen Bond, University of Edinburgh, UK and Edward Adams, King's College London, UK
1. Genesis of the Bible Documentary: the Development of Religious Broadcasting in the UK - Richard Wallis, University of Bournemouth, UK
2. The Bible According to TV - Jean-Claude Bragard, Television Producer
3. A Critical Black Christian Body: Resistance in in the Bible Documentary - Robert Beckford, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
4. Interview with Ray Bruce - Television Producer, Edward Adams, King's College London, UK, and Helen Bond, University of Edinburgh, UK
5. The Story of Lumo - David Batty, Director, The Gospel of John
6. Scholars Working in Television: Some Personal Reflections and Advice - Joan Taylor, King's College London, UK
7. The Nativity on TV - Helen K. Bond, University of Edinburgh, UK
8. Putting Paul on TV: The Case of David Suchet: In The Footsteps of Saint Paul' - Edward Adams, King's College London, UK
9. Plundering Egypt: Exodus Documentaries and the Exploitation of History - Mark Harris, University of Edinburgh, UK
10. The History Channel's The Bible: an Epic...? - Meg Ramey, Messiah College, USA
11. '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, University of Exeter, UK
12. How do 'Bible-users' respond to the Bible on TV? - Cheryl Hunt, University of Exeter, UK
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