Bassler, Jouette M. "A Man for All Seasons: David in Rabbinic and New Testament Literature." Interpretation 40:2 (1986) 156-169.
Carlson, Stephen C. "The Davidic Key for Counting the Generations in Matthew 1:17." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 76:4 (2014) 665-683.
Eloff, Mervyn. "Exile, Restoration and Matthew's Genealogy of Jesus Ο χριστος." Neotestamentica 38:1 (2004) 75-87.
Freed, Edwin D. "The Women in Matthew's Genealogy." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 29 (1987) 3-19.
Hutchison, John C. "Women, Gentiles, and the Messianic Mission in Matthew's Genealogy." Bibliotheca Sacra 158:630 (2001) 152-64.
Jones, John Mark. "Subverting The Textuality of Davidic Messianism: Matthew's Presentation of the Genealogy and the Davidic Title." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 56:2 (1994) 256-272.
Lincoln, Andrew T. "Luke And Jesus' Conception: A Case of Double Paternity?" Journal of Biblical Literature 132:3 (2013) 639-658.
Loubser, Johannes A. "Invoking the Ancestors: Some Socio-Rhetorical Aspects of the Genealogies in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke." Neotestamentica 39:1 (2005) 133-146.
Myles, Robert. "Echoes of Displacement in Matthew's Genealogy of Jesus." Colloquium 45:1 (2013) 31-41.
Popovic´, Anto. "Jesus and Abraham in the Context of Luke's Genealogy (Luke 3:23-38)." Antonianum 82:1 (2007) 31-54.
Punt, Jeremy. "Politics of Genealogies in the New Testament." Neotestamentica 47:2 (2013) 373-398.
Joseph's Dream (Matthew)
Allison, Dale C., Jr. "Divorce, Celibacy and Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25 and 19:1-12)." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 49 (1993) 3-10.
Brown, Raymond Edward. "The Annunciation of Joseph (Matt 1:18-25) ." Worship 61:6 (1987) 482-492.
Lincoln, Andrew T. "Contested Paternity and Contested Readings: Jesus' Conception in Matthew 1.18-25." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 34:3 (2012) 211-31.
Van Aarde, Andries G. "The Carpenter's Son (Mt 13:55): Joseph and Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew and Other Texts." Neotestamentica 34:1 (2000) 173-190.
Annunciation (Luke)
Anderson, Janice Capel. "Mary's Difference: Gender and Patriarchy in the Birth Narratives." The Journal of Religion 67:2 (1987) 183-202.
Brown, Raymond E. "The Annunciation to Mary, the Visitation, and the Magnificat (Luke 1:26-56) ." Worship 62:3 (1988) 249-259.
Conrad, Edgar W. "The Annunciation of Birth and the Birth of the Messiah." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 47:4 (1985) 656-663.
Feník, Juraj and Róbert Lapko. "Annunciation To Mary in Luke 1-2." Biblica 96:4 (2015) 498-524.
Grafton, Thomas E. "Just As It Was Spoken: Annunciation Type-Scenes and Faithful Response in Luke's Birth Narrative." Conversations with the Biblical World 31 (2011) 143-161.
Kilgallen, John J. "The Conception of Jesus (Luke 1,35) ." Biblica 78:2 (1997) 225-246.
Kuhn, Karl A. "The Point of the Step-Parallelism in Luke 1-2." New Testament Studies 47:1 (2001) 38-49.
Landry, David T. "Narrative Logic in the Annunciation to Mary (Luke 1:26-38) ." Journal of Biblical Literature 114:1 (1995) 65-79.
Wilson, Brittany E. "Pugnacious Precursors and the Bearer of Peace: Jael, Judith, and Mary in Luke 1:42." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 68:3 (2006) 436-456.
Birth (Matthew, Luke)
Allison, Dale C., Jr. "Divorce, Celibacy and Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25 and 19:1-12)." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 49 (1993) 3-10.
Brown, Raymond Edward. "The Annunciation of Joseph (Matt 1:18-25) ." Worship 61:6 (1987) 482-492.
Carlson, Stephem C. "The Accommodations of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem: κατάλυμα in Luke 2.7." New Testament Studies 56:3 (2010) 326-42.
Elvey, Anne F. "The Birth of the Mother: A Reading of Luke 2:1-20 in Conversation with Some Recent Feminist Theory on Pregnancy and Birth." Pacifica 15:1 (2002) 1-15.
Lincoln, Andrew T. "Contested Paternity and Contested Readings: Jesus' Conception in Matthew 1.18-25." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 34:3 (2012) 211-31.
Van Aarde, Andries G. "The Carpenter's Son (Mt 13:55): Joseph and Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew and Other Texts." Neotestamentica 34:1 (2000) 173-190.
Adoration of the Magi (Matthew)
Davis, D Mark. "Matthew 2:1-12." Interpretation 57:4 (2003) 420-422.
Kotansky, Roy. "The Star of the Magi: Lore and Science in Ancient Zoroastrianism, the Greek Magical Papyri, and St Matthew's Gospel." Annali Di Storia Dell'esegesi 24:2 (2007) 379-421.
Nolland, John. "The Sources for Matthew 2:1-12." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 60:2 (1998) 283-300.
Powell, Mark Allan. "The Magi as Kings: An Adventure in Reader-Response Criticism." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 62:3 (2000) 459-480.
Powell, Mark Allan. "The Magi as Wise Men: Re-Examining a Basic Supposition." New Testament Studies 46:1 (2000) 1-20.
Sim, David C. "The Magi: Gentiles or Jews?" Hervormde Teologiese Studies 55:4 (1999) 980-1000.
Adoration of the Shepherds (Luke)
Harris, Sarah. "Why Are There Shepherds in the Lukan Birth Narrative?" Colloquium 44:1 (2012) 17-30.
Olsson, Birger. "The Canticle of hte Heavenly Host (Luke 2.14) in History and Culture." New Testament Studies 50:2 (2004) 147-66.
Verbrugge, Verlyn D. "The Heavenly Army on the Fields of Bethlehem (Luke 2:13-14)." Calvin Theological Journal 43:2 (2008) 301-311.
Slaughter of the Innocents (Matthew)
Erickson, Richard J. "Divine Injustice? Matthew's Narrative Strategy and the Slaughter of the Innocents (Matthew 2:13-23)." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 64 (1996) 5-27.
France, Richard Thomas. "Herod and the Children of Bethlehem." Novum testamentum 21:2 (1979) 98-120.
Park, Eung Chun. "Rachel's Cry for Her Children: Matthew's Treatment of hte Infanticide by Herod." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 75:3 (2013) 473-85.
Presentation in the Temple (Luke)
García Serrano, Andrés. "Anna's Characterization in Luke 2:36-38: A Case of Conceptual Allusion?" Catholic Biblical Quarterly 76:3 (2014) 464-80.
Thurston, Bonnie Bowman. "Who Was Anna?: Luke 2:36-38." Perspectives in Religious Studies 28:1 (2001) 47-55.
Teaching the Teachers (Luke)
Billings, Bradly S. "'At the Age of 12': The Boy Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52), the Emperor Augustus, and the Social Setting of the Third Gospel." The Journal of Theological Studies 60:1 (2009) 70-89.
Brodie, Louis T. "A New Temple and a New Law: The Unity and Chronicler-based Nature of Luke 1:1–4:22a." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 5 (1979) 21-45.
Iersel, Bastiaan Martinus Franciscus van. "Finding of Jesus in the Temple: Some Observations on the Original Form of Luke 2:41-51a." Novum testamentum 4:3 (1960) 161-73.
Kilgallen, John J. "Luke 2:41-50: Foreshadowing of Jesus, Teacher." Biblica 66:4 (1985) 553-9.
Presentation in the Temple, Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1342)
Primary Text Citation
Lorenzetti, Ambrogio. Presentation in the Temple. 1342. Tempera on panel. 267 x 168 cm. Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
Mode
Davey, N. "The Hermeneutics of Seeing." In Interpreting Visual Culture: Explorations in the Hermeneutics of the Visual (ed. Ian Heywood and Barry Sandwell; London: Routledge, 1999) 3-29.
O'Kane, Martin. "Wirkungsgeschichte and Visual Exegesis: The Contribution of Hans-Georg Gadamer." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 33:2 (2010) 147-59.
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Hornik, Heidi J. and Mikeal C. Parsons. "Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Presentation in the Temple: A "Visual Exegesis' of Luke 2:22-38." Perspectives in Religious Studies 28:1 (2001) 31.46.
--------. Illuminating Luke, vol. 1, The Infancy Narrative in Italian and Renaissance and Baroque Painting. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Trinity Press International, 2003.
Nativity of the Lord, Andrei Rublyov (1405)
Primary Text Citation
Rublyov, Andrei. Nativity of the Lord. Tempera on wooden panel. 62 x 81 cm. Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin, Russian Federation.
4.45
Mode
Waintrub, Alexander. "Speaking Icons." Word & Image 18:2 (2002) 99-104.
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Tsikritsakis, George. "An Analysis of Two Orthodox Icons: Rublyov's Nativity of Christ
and Ritzos' Dormition of the Theotokos." Phronema 24 (2009) 65-82.
Adoration of the Magi, Sandro Botticelli (1475–1476)
Primary Text Citation
Botticelli, Sandro. Adoration of the Magi. 1475–1476. Tempera on panel. 111 x 134 cm. Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
Mode
Davey, N. "The Hermeneutics of Seeing." In Interpreting Visual Culture: Explorations in the Hermeneutics of the Visual (ed. Ian Heywood and Barry Sandwell; London: Routledge, 1999) 3-29.
O'Kane, Martin. "Wirkungsgeschichte and Visual Exegesis: The Contribution of Hans-Georg Gadamer." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 33:2 (2010) 147-59.
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Hornik, Heidi J. and Mikeal C. Parsons. "Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Presentation in the Temple: A "Visual Exegesis' of Luke 2:22-38." Perspectives in Religious Studies 28:1 (2001) 31.46.
--------. Illuminating Luke, vol. 1, The Infancy Narrative in Italian and Renaissance and Baroque Painting. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Trinity Press International, 2003.
O'Kane, Martin. "The Artist as Reader of the Bible: Visual Exegesis and the Adoration of the Magi." Biblical Interpretation 13:4 (2005) 337-373.
De stella magorum [The Star of the Magi], Marsiolio Ficino (1482)
Primary Text Citation
Ficino, Marsilio. "De stella magorum [The Star of the Magi]." In Opera (Basel: x, 1576; reprinted M. Sancipriano and P. O. Kristeller; Turin: x, 1959) 489-91.
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Buhler, Stephen M. "Marsilio Ficino's De stella magorum and Renaissance Views of the Magi." Renaissance Quarterly 43:2 (1990) 348-71.
Trexler, R. C. The Journey of the Magi: Meanings in History of a Christian Story. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1997.
Voss, Angela. Marsiolio Ficino, Western Esoteric Masters. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2006.
Adoration of the Magi, Andrea Mantegna (1495–1505)
Primary Text Citation
Mantegna, Andrea. Adoration of the Magi. 1495–1505. Distemper on linen. 48.6 x 65.6 cm. Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mode
Davey, N. "The Hermeneutics of Seeing." In Interpreting Visual Culture: Explorations in the Hermeneutics of the Visual (ed. Ian Heywood and Barry Sandwell; London: Routledge, 1999) 3-29.
O'Kane, Martin. "Wirkungsgeschichte and Visual Exegesis: The Contribution of Hans-Georg Gadamer." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 33:2 (2010) 147-59.
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Andrea Mantegna: The Adoration of the Magi, Getty Museum Studies in Art. Los Angeles: Getty Museum, 1999.
Hornik, H. J. and M. C. Parsons. Illuminating Luke, vol. 1, The Infancy Narrative in Italian and Renaissance and Baroque Painting. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Trinity Press International, 2003.
Trexler, R. C. The Journey of the Magi: Meanings in History of a Christian Story. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1997.
Frontispiece: Genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-17), Donald Jackson (2002)
Primary Text Citation
Jackson, Donald. Frontis-piece: Genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-17). 2002. Illuminated manuscript. The Saint John's Bible, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA.
Canticles in Luke (Luke 1:46-55, 68-79; 2:14, 29-32), Donald Jackson (2003)
Primary Text Citation
Jackson, Donald. Canticles in Luke (Luke 1:46-55, 68-79; 2:14, 29-32). 2002. Illuminated manuscript. The Saint John's Bible, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA.
Frontispiece: Birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-4), Donald Jackson (2002)
Primary Text Citation
Jackson, Donald. Canticles in Luke (Luke 1:46-55, 68-79; 2:14, 29-32). 2002. Illuminated manuscript. The Saint John's Bible, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA.
3rd Day Games. "BIG Bible Town: [Episode]." Bible Champions II. Windows. 2006.
Jesus Was Born
The Wise Men Give Gifts
Mode
Robson, Jon and Aaron Meskin. "Video Games as Self-Involving Interactive Fictions." Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 74:2 (2016) 165-77.
Wagner, Rachel. Godwired: Religion, Ritual and Virtual Reality. New York: Routledge, 2012. [esp. ch. 2]
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Bak, Meredith A. "Building Blocks of the Imagination." Velvet Light Trap: A Critical Journal of Film and Television 78 (2016) 53-64.
Lucas, Paul A. "The Video Game Soap Opera: Storytelling and Plot Development in Video Games." Florida Communication Journal 43:2 (2015) 91-102.
Wellenreiter, Michael. "Screenwriting and Authorial Control in Narrative Video Games." Journal of Screenwriting 6:3 (2015) 343-61.
The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ, dir. Alice Guy-Blaché (1906)
Primary Text Citation
The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ. Production design Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset and Henri Ménessier, dir. Alice Guy-Blaché. 33 min. Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont, 1906. [format you watched it in].
Mahan,
Jeffrey. "Celluloid Savior: Jesus in the Movies." The
Journal of Film and Religion 6 (1 2002). Online, https://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/
celluloid.htm,
27 August 2002.
Reinhartz, Adele. "Jesus in Film: Hollywood Perspectives
on the Jewishness of Jesus." The Journal of Film and Religion
2 (2 1998). Online, http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/JesusinFilmRein.htm,
27 August 2002.
Soukup,
Paul A. "Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ Figures in Film." Theological
Studies 59 (1998) 58-64.
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Dixon, Wheeler Winston. "Alice Guy: Forgotten Pioneer of the Narrative Cinema." New Orleans Review 19:3/4 (1992) 6-15.
Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey. "Performativity and Gender in Alice Guy's 'La vie du Christ.'" Film Criticism 23:1 (1998) 6-17.
Film Reviews
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From the Manger to the Cross, dir. Sidney Olcott (1912)
Primary Text Citation
From the Manger to the Cross. Prod. Frank Marion (and Brian Hession for the 1938 reissue); dir. Sidney Olcott. 71 min. Kalem Company/Kino International Video, 1912. [format you watched it in].
Mahan,
Jeffrey. "Celluloid Savior: Jesus in the Movies." The
Journal of Film and Religion 6 (1 2002). Online, https://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/
celluloid.htm,
27 August 2002.
Reinhartz, Adele. "Jesus in Film: Hollywood Perspectives
on the Jewishness of Jesus." The Journal of Film and Religion
2 (2 1998). Online, http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/JesusinFilmRein.htm,
27 August 2002.
Soukup,
Paul A. "Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ Figures in Film." Theological
Studies 59 (1998) 58-64.
Keil, Charles. "From
the Manger to the Cross: The New Testament Narrative and the Question of Stylistic
Retardation." In Une invention du diable? Cinema des premiers
temps et religion (Quebec: Presses de l'Université Laval, 1992) 112-20.
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Il Vangelo secondo Matteo [The Gospel according to Saint Matthew], dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini (1964)
Primary Text Citation
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo [The Gospel according to Saint Matthew]. Prod. Alfredo Bini; dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini. 137 min. Arco Film and Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France, 1964. [format you watched it in].
Mahan,
Jeffrey. "Celluloid Savior: Jesus in the Movies." The
Journal of Film and Religion 6 (1 2002). Online, https://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/
celluloid.htm,
27 August 2002.
Reinhartz, Adele. "Jesus in Film: Hollywood Perspectives
on the Jewishness of Jesus." The Journal of Film and Religion
2 (2 1998). Online, http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/JesusinFilmRein.htm,
27 August 2002.
Soukup,
Paul A. "Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ Figures in Film." Theological
Studies 59 (1998) 58-64.
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Aichele, George. "Translation as De-canonization: Matthew’s Gospel according to Pasolini." Cross Currents 51:4 (2002) 524-34.
Baugh, Lloyd. "The Masterpiece: The Gospel According to Saint Matthew." In
Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ-Figures in Film (Communication, Culture
and Theology; Franklin, Wisconsin: Sheed & Ward, 1997) 94-106, 268-74.
Greene, Naomi. Pier Paolo Pasolini: Cinema as Heresy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990.
Leone, Massimo. "A Semiotic Comparison between Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ and Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Gospel According to Saint Matthew." Pastoral Psychology 53:4 (2005) 351-360.
Testa, Bart. "To Film a Gospel…and Advent of the Theoretical Stranger." In Pier Paolo Pasolini: Contemporary Perspectives (ed. Patrick Rumble and Bart Testa; Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994) 180-209.
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Jesus of Nazareth, dir. Franco Zeffirelli (1977)
Primary Text Citation
Jesus of Nazareth. Prod. Lew Grade and Bernard J. Kingham; dir. Franco Zefirrelli. 382 min. ITC Films, RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana and NBC Television, 1977. [format you watched it in].
Mahan,
Jeffrey. "Celluloid Savior: Jesus in the Movies." The
Journal of Film and Religion 6 (1 2002). Online, https://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/
celluloid.htm,
27 August 2002.
Reinhartz, Adele. "Jesus in Film: Hollywood Perspectives
on the Jewishness of Jesus." The Journal of Film and Religion
2 (2 1998). Online, http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/JesusinFilmRein.htm,
27 August 2002.
Soukup,
Paul A. "Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ Figures in Film." Theological
Studies 59 (1998) 58-64.
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Baugh, Lloyd. "Two Recent Classics: Jesus
of Nazareth and The Messiah." In Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ-Figures in Film (Communication, Culture and Theology; Franklin,
Wisconsin: Sheed & Ward, 1997) 72-93, 261-8.
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Je vous salue, Marie, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (1985)
Primary Text Citation
Je vous salue, Marie [Hail Mary]. Prod. Philippe Malignon and François Pellissier; dir. Jean-Luc Godard. 72 min. Sara Films, Pégase Films, JLG Films, 1985; remastered Cohen Media Group, 2014. [format you watched it in].
Duricy, Michael P. "The Life of Mary in Film: Marian Film in the Twentieth Century." Marian Studies 60 (2009) 275-86.
O'Brien, Catherine M. "The Life of Mary in Film: Marian Film in the Twenty-First Century." Marian Studies 60 (2009) 287-96.
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Fortuna, Agnese Maria. "Wrestling with God and Human: Godard's View of Gender Relationships as Illustrated in His Film Hail Mary." Journal of the European Society of Women in Theological Research 19 (2011) 133-46.
O'Brien, Catherine. "When Radical Meets Conservative: Godard, Delannoy and the Virgin Mary." Literature and Theology 15:2 (2001) 174-86.
Pezzoli-Olgiati, Daria. "Controversial Mary: Religious Motifs and Conflicting Receptions of Godard’s Je vous salue, Marie." In Close Encounters between Bible and Film: An Interdisciplinary Engagement (ed. Laura Copier and Caroline Vander Stichele; Semeia Studies 87; Atlanta: SBL Press, 2016) 187-208.
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The Nativity Story, dir. Catherine Hardwicke (2006)
Primary Text Citation
The Nativity Story. Prod. Cale Boyter, Toby Emmerich, Catherine Hardwicke, Mike Rich and Tim Van Rellim; dir. Catherine Hardwicke. 101 min. New Line Cinema, Sound for Film, Temple Hill Entertainment, 2006. [format you watched it in].
Mahan,
Jeffrey. "Celluloid Savior: Jesus in the Movies." The
Journal of Film and Religion 6 (1 2002). Online, https://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/
celluloid.htm,
27 August 2002.
Reinhartz, Adele. "Jesus in Film: Hollywood Perspectives
on the Jewishness of Jesus." The Journal of Film and Religion
2 (2 1998). Online, http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/JesusinFilmRein.htm,
27 August 2002.
Soukup,
Paul A. "Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ Figures in Film." Theological
Studies 59 (1998) 58-64.
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Amarasingam, Amarnath. "Foucault, Discipline and the Self: Exploring Mary's Relationship with God in The Nativity Story." Journal of Religion and Film 12:1 (2004). Online, http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol12no1/
Nativity.htm.
Soukup, Paul A. "The Nativity Story: A Film Study Guide for Catholics." Communication Research Trends 25:4 (2006) 37-8.
Thurlow, Michelle L. "The Nativity Story." Journal of Religion and Film 11:1 (2007) 4.
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Bible Retold: Following a Star, Justin Morgan (2010)
Jennings, Lane. "Word-Art for People: Toward a Future of User-friendly Poetry and Interactive Fiction." Communication Quarterly 32:2 (1984) 113-19.
Pope, James. "Where Do We Go from Here? Readers' Responses to Interactive Fiction." Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 16:1 (2010) 75-94.
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Son of God, dir. Christopher Spencer (2014)
Primary Text Citation
Son of God. Prod. Richard Bedser, Mark Burnett, Roma Downey, and Michael Waterhouse; dir. Christopher Spencer. 138 min. Hearst Entertainment Productions and Lightworks Media, 2014. [format you watched it in].
Mahan,
Jeffrey. "Celluloid Savior: Jesus in the Movies." The
Journal of Film and Religion 6 (1 2002). Online, https://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/
celluloid.htm,
27 August 2002.
Reinhartz, Adele. "Jesus in Film: Hollywood Perspectives
on the Jewishness of Jesus." The Journal of Film and Religion
2 (2 1998). Online, http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/JesusinFilmRein.htm,
27 August 2002.
Soukup,
Paul A. "Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ Figures in Film." Theological
Studies 59 (1998) 58-64.
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Ashworth, Jeff. "Mark Burnett Brings the Gospel to Life." Newsweek Global 162:7 (14 February 2014) 116-20.
Labrecque, Jeff. "Son of God." Entertainment Weekly 1294 (17 January 2014) 34.
Michael, David J. "A Commercial Christ." America 210:6 (24 February 2014) 30-31.
The Young Messiah, dir. Cyrus Nowrasteh (2016)
Primary Text Citation
The Young Messiah Prod. Ashok Amritraj, Bill Andrew, Mark Burton, Tae-sung Jeong, Miky Lee, Richard Sandfer, Enzo Sisti and Andrew Spaulding; dir. Cyrus Nowrasteh. 111 min. 1492 Pictures and CJ Enter-tainment, 2016. [format you watched it in].
Mahan,
Jeffrey. "Celluloid Savior: Jesus in the Movies." The
Journal of Film and Religion 6 (1 2002). Online, https://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/
celluloid.htm,
27 August 2002.
Reinhartz, Adele. "Jesus in Film: Hollywood Perspectives
on the Jewishness of Jesus." The Journal of Film and Religion
2 (2 1998). Online, http://www.unomaha.edu/jrf/JesusinFilmRein.htm,
27 August 2002.
Soukup,
Paul A. "Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ Figures in Film." Theological
Studies 59 (1998) 58-64.
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There's no peer-reviewed sources about the movie yet, but you can read the primary texts about Jesus' infancy (bulleted below) and secondary sources about them.
You can find current translations of these primary sources and helpful commentaries in:
Elliott, J. Keith. A Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives. Leiden: Brill, 2006.
Schneemelcher, Wilhelm, ed. New Testament Apocrypha, vol. 1, Gospels and Related Literature, trans. A. J. B. Higgins, ed. M. McL. Wilson. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1963–1966.
Aasgaard, Reidar. The Childhood of Jesus: Decoding the Apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2009.
Hock, Ronald F. The Infancy Gospels of James and Thomas. Santa Rosa, California: Polebridge Press, 1995.
Frilingos, Christopher A. "No Child Left Behind: Knowledge and Violence in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas." Journal of Early Christian Studies 17:1 (2009) 27-54.
Horner, Tim. "Jewish Aspects of the Protoevangelium of James." Journal of Early Christian Studies 12:3 (2004) 313-25.
Paget, James Carleton. "Infancy Gospels. Stories and Identities." Journal of Ecclesiastical History 64:3 (2013) 566-7.
Upson-Saia, Kristi. "Holy Child or Holy Terror? Understanding Jesus' Anger in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas." Church History 82:1 (2013) 1-39.
Whitenton, Michael R. "The Moral Character Development of the Boy Jesus in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 38:2 (2015) 219-40.
Film Reviews
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Fucks, Andreas. "Show Faith in Moviegoers." Film Journal International 119:6 (2016) 28-30.
Lee, Chris. "Scripture as Springboard." New York Times 165:57226 (8 May 2016) Arts & Leisure 26.
Schager, Nick. "The Young Messiah." Variety 331:7 (15 March 2016) 57.
Webster, Andy. "At Age 7, a Gentle Jesus Dabbling in Miracles." New York Times 165:57171 (14 March 2016) C4.
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Adoration of the Magi, Sandro Botticelli (1475–1476)
