Cinema Scripture School
Cinema Scripture School 4: David and Bathsheba (Henry King, 1951)
Though I have no formal religious education, I have actually learned a fair bit about Christianity over the years, both via apophatic deduction applied to my metal collection, and, through cinema. In this recurring series, I feature a classic biblical movie (typically of the “epic” variety), and discuss just what one can learn about Christianity by…
Read MoreCinema Scripture School 3: The Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille, 1956)
Though I have no formal religious education, I have actually learned a fair bit about Christianity over the years, both via apophatic deduction with my metal collection, and, through cinema. In this recurring series, I feature a classic biblical movie (typically of the “epic” variety), and discuss just what one can learn about “America’s religion” by…
Read MoreCinema Scripture School 2: The Bible – In the Beginning (John Huston, 1966)
Because the Sunday mornings of my childhood usually involved me sleeping in and then eating blueberry pancakes while watching Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies with my family, I have quite a few holes in my biblical knowledge. Luckily, due to an early exposure to The Ten Commandments (how awesome was Ramses? How hot were those…
Read MoreCinema Scripture School 1: King of Kings (Nicholas Ray, 1961)
Every now and then I’m reminded that I really don’t know as much about the bible as I thought I did. Well, tonight was one of those times: I just finished Nicholas Ray’s 1961 biblical epic King of Kings and boy did I learn a lot! I mean, I already knew some things, like Pontius…
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