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Film

Job

August 28, 2014Robert Wallace Leave a Comment

First we worked through the dialogues of Job and God. The groups then had to imagine they were making a movie based on the book and the producer was not satisfied with the canonical ending. They were supposed to rewrite, omit,… Continue Reading →

4-Writings Discussion, Film, Job

Isaiah

August 28, 2014Robert Wallace Leave a Comment

I show the students the call scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I then ask them to read Isaiah 6:1-12, Jeremiah 1:4-10, and Exodus 3:1-15. I ask them as a group to come up with the shared elements… Continue Reading →

3-Prophets Call, Film, Intertextuality, Isaiah, Prophets, Type Scene

Solomon

August 28, 2014Robert Wallace Leave a Comment

In their groups, they had to put together a movie pitch based on the biblical narrative of the life of Solomon. All movie options were open to them. They were told to decide: style of movie (drama, animated, modern adaptation, etc) market… Continue Reading →

3-Prophets Film, Kings, Solomon

Settlement

August 27, 2014Robert Wallace Leave a Comment

A few years ago the book, “Blue Like Jazz, ” was adapted into a movie. The director, Steve Taylor, made a number of intentional changes from the print material when bringing the story to the big screen (with Donald Miller’s collaboration).… Continue Reading →

3-Prophets Conquest Narrative, Film, Joshua, Settlement

National Beginnings

August 22, 2014Robert Wallace Leave a Comment

As a class we watched three scenes. The “Chicago Way” scene from The Untouchables, The Lex Talionus verses from Exod 21, and the redemption scene from “The Mission.” I then asked them in their groups to discuss which of these… Continue Reading →

2-Torah Exodus, Film, Lex Talionus

Formation of the Canon

August 21, 2014Robert Wallace Leave a Comment

I had the students select their three most “significant” movies (without defining what I meant by significant). They then found a partner and selected a consensus three movies. They then formed groups of four and selected a consensus four movies.… Continue Reading →

1-Canon Canonization, Film, Twitter

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