Reading the Gospels in the Dark: Portrayals of Jesus in Film.(Book Review)

Journal of Religion and Popular Culture | March 22, 2005 | Copyright

Walsh, Richard. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2003. 209 pgs + xi pp. $23.50 (CAD). ISBN: 1-56338-387-X.

[1] Walsh's book is part of a growing trend within academia to take seriously the art of film in relaying religious meaning. Of particular interest has been the genre of Jesus films, which Walsh approaches as a conversation between gospels (canonical and non-canonical), film (Jesus films from The King of Kings to Life of Brian), and scholars. Recognizing the inherent danger of attempting such a task from the perspective of a Christian scholar, Walsh ...

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