Saint Paul Returns to the Movies: Triumph Over Shame

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999 - 221 pagini

In this compelling sequel to his Saint Paul at the Movies, Robert Jewett brings another selection of contemporary films into dialogue with the biblical worldview. Jewett discusses ten major Hollywood movies that focus on the theme of shame and interprets them in the light of what St. Paul's letters say on the subject. His compelling analysis not only shows the cinema's unique capacity to unmask one of the deepest dilemmas of the human heart, but also offers the revolutionary view that the triumph of grace over shameful status, circumstances, and experiences lies at the heart of Paul's theology.

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Uncovering Shame and Grace in Paul and the Cinema
3
LOVE AND THE SECRETS OF SHAME
21
The Exposure of Shameful Secrets in The Prince of Tides
23
Babettes Feast and Shaming the Poor in Corinth
38
Shame Love and the Saga of Forrest Gump
52
TRANSFORMING THE PROUD AND THE SHAMED
69
Mr Hollands Opus and Letters Written on the Heart
71
The Deadly Deception of the Flesh in Groundhog Day
88
The Blood of Christ at the Edge of the City
121
The Gospel Free of Charge Bondage and The Firm
134
Shame and the Other Gospel in Unforgiven
145
A Problematic Hope for the Shamed in The Shawshank Redemption
160
EPILOGUE
175
The Great Code of Scripture From Shawshank Prison to the Carolina Tides
177
Notes
188
Index of Ancient Texts
212

Babe Takes the Lead in Honoring the Lowly
104
THE SHAMEFUL GOSPEL AND THE PROBLEM OF REDEMPTION
120

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Despre autor (1999)

Robert Jewett is guest professor of New Testament at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Previously he was Harry R. Kendall Senior Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois.

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