Movies about the life of Jesus continue to be a fascinating way to consider how the Gospels present an image and a narrative of Jesus. In Jesus, the Gospels, and Cinematic Imagination, Jeffrey Staley and Richard Walsh use their biblical knowledge and admiration for films to summarize eighteen popular Jesus movies and to show exactly where each movie parallels the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life. The authors provide teachers and students easy access to both Gospel and film parallels, enhancing the value of these select films as teaching tools and useful resources for pastors, those leading discussions of films, and libraries.

Author Biography

Jeffrey L Staley has published widely in New Testament studies, including Reading with a Passion. He is a member of the adjunct faculty at Seattle University in Washington.Richard Walsh is Professor of Religion and Codirector of the Honors Program at Methodist College in North Carolina. He is the author of Reading the Gospels in the Dark.