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The Greatest Story Ever Retold Envisioning Jesus Narratives from Gospels to Film John Anthony Dunne and Jeannine K. Brown This innovative book explores the ways the Jesus story has been told and retold from the earliest Gospel writings to contempo - rary film adaptations. John Anthony Dunne and Jeannine Brown highlight what later narratives can teach us about the hermeneu - tical process we employ, knowingly or unknowingly, as we read the Gospels. Dunne and Brown explain that we visualize the Jesus story in particular ways as we read the Gospels. We inevitably play the part of a director as we imagine the story playing out in a Jesus film of our own. The authors show that Jesus films can help us think through how and why we direct our own film in the way that we do when we read or hear the story of Jesus. The book incorpo - rates many contemporary film adaptations to demonstrate how we become participants in the creation of such narratives. It will be useful for students, scholars, and readers of Christianity and popular culture. “A wonderful addition to the library of books on Jesus in the Gospels and on the screen.” —Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa; author of Jesus of Hollywood “What is so unique and exciting about Dunne and Brown’s approach is that they invite us to consider how every reading of the gospel is truly an act of imagination.” —David J. Shepherd, Trinity College Dublin; author of The Bible on Silent Film: Spectacle, Story and Scripture in the Early Cinema “A valuable contribution to the study of Bible and visual culture. This volume is sure to help readers engage biblical literature and Jesus films more thoughtfully and with a clearer understanding of their own roles as interpreters.” —Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, Eastern University “Dunne and Brown invite readers to share both their fascination with Jesus films and their humble recognition of interpretation’s inevitability, which empowers readers to reflect on their own evaluative standards for Jesus films—and their own preexisting internal Jesus ‘films.’ Such humble curiosity is particularly recommended for anyone creating Jesus films/stories.” —Richard Walsh, Methodist University (emeritus)
MARCH 2026 • 240 pp. • $27.99p • 9781540967145
John Anthony Dunne (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is associate professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the author of The Mountains Shall Drip Sweet Wine: A Biblical Theology of Alcohol . Jeannine K. Brown (PhD, Luther Seminary) is the David Price Professor of Biblical and Theological Foundations at Bethel Seminary and the author of numerous books, including The Gospels as Stories .
ALSO BY THE AUTHOR EMBEDDED GENRES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 160 pp. • $21.99p • 9781540967619
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