Teaching the Bible through Popular Culture and the Arts
Teaching the Bible through Popular Culture and the Arts
edited by Mark Roncace and Patrick Gray
SBL Press, 2007 eISBN: 978-1-58983-675-4 | Paper: 978-1-58983-244-2 Library of Congress Classification BS600.3.T43 2007 Dewey Decimal Classification 220.071
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This resource enables biblical studies instructors to facilitate engaging classroom experiences by drawing on the arts and popular culture. It offers brief overviews of hundreds of easily accessible examples of art, film, literature, music, and other media and outlines strategies for incorporating them effectively and concisely in the classroom. Although designed primarily for college and seminary courses on the Bible, the ideas can easily be adapted for classes such as “Theology and Literature” or “Religion and Art” as well as for nonacademic settings. This compilation is an invaluable resource for anyone who teaches the Bible.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Mark Roncace is Assistant Professor of Religion at Wingate University in Wingate, North Carolina, and author of Jeremiah, Zedekiah, and the Fall of Jerusalem (T&T Clark).
Patrick Gray is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, and author of Godly Fear: The Epistle to the Hebrews and Greco-Roman Critiques of Superstition (Society of Biblical Literature).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Contributors
Introduction Mark Roncace and Patrick Gray
Part 1: Music
Introduction: Teaching the Bible with Music Mark Roncace and Dan W. Clanton Jr.
Popular Music Mark Roncace and Dan W. Clanton Jr.
Classical Music Dan W. Clanton Jr. and Bryan Bibb
Part 2: Film
Introduction: Teaching the Bible with Film Patrick Gray
The Bible in Film Nicola Denzey and Patrick Gray
Nonbiblical Narrative in Film Nicola Denzey and Patrick Gray
Part 3: Art
Introduction: Teaching the Bible with Art Lynn R. Huber and Dan W. Clanton Jr.
Biblical Subjects in Art Lynn R. Huber, Dan W. Clanton Jr., and Jane S. Webster
Abstract and Nonbiblical Art Lynn R. Huber
Part 4: Literature
Introduction: Teaching the Bible with Literature Jaime Clark-Soles
Poetry Ira Brent Driggers and Brent A. Strawn
Prose: Fiction and Nonfiction Jaime Clark-Soles, Patrick Gray, and Brent A. Strawn
Part 5: Other Media
Introduction
Cartoons and Comics Dan W. Clanton Jr.
Youth Literature, Programming, and Entertainment Mark Roncace
Animated Television Dan W. Clanton Jr. and Mark Roncace
Television Dramas and Documentaries Dan W. Clanton Jr. and Mark Roncace
Internet Websites Mark Roncace
Index
Biblical Texts
Noncanonical Texts
Film
Art
Music
Literature