A New Hollywood Moses: On the Spectacle and Reception of Exodus: Gods and Kings PDF
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BIBLICAL RECEPTION 4 (2016) Editors J. Cheryl Exum and David J.A. Clines Editorial Board Diane Apostolos-Cappadona (Washington, DC), Colleen Conway (South Orange, NJ), Katie B. Edwards (Sheffield), Tamara C. Eskenazi (Los Angeles), Philip Esler (Gloucester), Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher (Linz), John Harvey (Aberystwyth), Christine Joynes (Oxford), Martin O’Kane (Lampeter), John F.A. Sawyer (Durham), Jay Twomey (Cincinnati) A NEW HOLLYWOOD MOSES: ON THE SPECTACLE AND RECEPTION OF EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS Guest Edited by David Tollerton Bloomsbury T&T Clark An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Bloomsbury T&T Clark An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint previously known as T&T Clark 50 Bedford Square 1385 Broadway London New York WC1B 3DP NY 10018 UK USA www.bloomsbury.com BLOOMSBURY, T&T CLARK and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published 2017 © David Tollerton, David Clines, J. Cheryl Exum and contributors, 2017 David Tollerton, David Clines, J. Cheryl Exum have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Editors of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: HB: 978-0-5676-7232-2 ePDF: 978-0-5676-7233-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Series: Biblical Reception, volume 4 Typeset by Forthcoming Publications (www.forthpub.com) Contents Abbreviations vii Contributors ix ‘Hmmm… But LOVED the Plagues’: On Engaging with Ridley Scott’s Epic and its Audiences David Tollerton 1 Depicting the Divine: The Ambiguity of Exodus 3 in Exodus: Gods and Kings Matthew A. Collins 9 Exodus: Male Gods and Kings J. Cheryl Exum 40 Interpreting the Entrails: Religion and Violence in Exodus: Gods and Kings Jon Morgan 57 ‘See This Great Sight’: Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings and the Evolution of Biblical Spectacle in the Cinema David Shepherd 75 Once upon an Apocalypse: Exodus, Disaster, and a Long, Long Time Ago? Michelle Fletcher 91 Picturing the Plagues and Parting the Waves: The Biblical Effect in Exodus: Gods and Kings Samuel Tongue 113 vi Contents The Birth of a Nation: Civil Religion and Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings Catherine Wheatley 136 Exodus: Gods and Kings and the Secular-Religious Transgression of Sacred Boundaries David Tollerton 152 Index of References 167 Index of Authors 169 Abbreviations AB Anchor Bible AGJU Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft CBET Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology DCLY Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook FC Film Comment JARCE Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt JBQ Jewish Bible Quarterly JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament: Supplement Series NCBC New Cambridge Bible Commentary njb New Jerusalem Bible nrsv New Revised Standard Version SBLSP SBL Seminar Papers STAC Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum TBN Themes in Biblical Narrative VTSup Vetus Testamentum Supplements Contributors Matthew A. Collins is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism at the University of Chester J. Cheryl Exum is Emeritus Professor at the University of Sheffield Michelle Fletcher is Associate Lecturer at the University of Kent Jon Morgan is Lecturer in Biblical Interpretation at the University of Chester David Shepherd is Assistant Professor in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Trinity College Dublin David Tollerton is Lecturer in Jewish Studies and Contemporary Biblical Cultures at the University of Exeter Samuel Tongue is Tutor and Affiliate Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow Catherine Wheatley is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at King’s College London
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