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Jesus and Brian: Exploring the Historical Jesus and his Times via Monty Python's Life of Brian de Professor Joan E. Taylor

Jesus and Brian: Exploring the Historical Jesus and his Times via Monty Python's Life of Brian

Editat de Professor Joan E. Taylor Cuvânt înainte de Terry Jones
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 sep 2015

Coordonată de Professor Joan E. Taylor, specialistă în originile creștinismului la King's College London, lucrarea Jesus and Brian reprezintă o intersecție rară între cultura populară și rigoarea academică. Observăm că volumul nu este doar o analiză a umorului trupei Monty Python, ci un efort colectiv al unora dintre cei mai importanți cercetători ai Noului Testament, precum Bart Ehrman sau Paula Fredriksen, de a valida intuițiile istorice surprinzătoare ale filmului din 1979. Merită menționat că prefața este semnată chiar de Terry Jones, regizorul peliculei, oferind o perspectivă directă asupra procesului creativ.

Structura volumului este organizată metodologic pentru a servi atât mediului universitar, cât și cititorului avizat. Prima parte se concentrează pe contextul cinematografic și pe controversele legate de recepția filmului, inclusiv acuzațiile de blasfemie și reacțiile Bisericii Angliei. A doua parte face trecerea spre exegeza propriu-zisă, utilizând scenele din film ca puncte de plecare pentru a discuta realitățile sociale și politice din Iudeea secolului I. Găsim în această abordare o metodă pedagogică inovatoare de a preda istoria biblică.

Această lucrare acoperă o arie tematică similară cu Studying the Historical Jesus de Bruce D. Chilton, dar cu o abordare mult mai interdisciplinară, folosind satira ca lentilă de analiză în locul criticii textuale clasice. În contextul operei editorului, Jesus and Brian continuă preocuparea lui Joan E. Taylor pentru materialitatea și contextul vieții lui Isus, temă explorată și în What Did Jesus Look Like?, însă aici accentul cade pe modul în care percepția modernă a figurii biblice este modelată de mediul vizual și umor.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780567658319
ISBN-10: 0567658317
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 39
Dimensiuni: 154 x 232 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția T&T Clark
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte celor care doresc să înțeleagă distincția dintre Isus cel istoric și reprezentările sale culturale. Cititorul câștigă acces la expertiza unora dintre cei mai mari bibliști contemporani, care explică de ce un film satiric poate fi, uneori, mai fidel contextului istoric decât multe producții solemne. Este o resursă esențială pentru studenții la teologie și istorie, dar și pentru fanii Monty Python care vor să descopere straturile de erudiție din spatele glumelor.

Despre autor

Professor Joan E. Taylor este o figură centrală în studiul iudaismului din perioada celui de-al Doilea Templu și al originilor creștine, activând ca profesor la King's College London. Cercetările sale se concentrează pe arheologia biblică și pe contextul istoric real al personajelor din Noul Testament. Experiența sa în analizarea elementelor vizuale și corporale în textele religioase, vizibilă în lucrări precum The Body in Biblical, Christian and Jewish Texts, o poziționează ca un editor ideal pentru un volum care analizează reprezentarea cinematografică a istoriei sacre.

Descriere

Monty Python's Life of Brian film is known for its brilliant satirical humour. Less well known is that the film contains references to what was, at the time of its release, cutting edge biblical scholarship and life of Jesus research. This research, founded on the acceptance of the Historical Jesus as a Jew who needs to be understood within the context of his time, is implicitly referenced through the setting of the Brian character within a tumultuous social and political background.

This collection is a compilation of essays from foremost scholars of the historical Jesus and the first century Judaea, and includes contributions from George Brooke, Richard Burridge, Paula Fredriksen, Steve Mason, Adele Reinhartz, Bart Ehrman, Amy-Jill Levine, James Crossley, Philip Davies, Joan Taylor, Bill Telford, Helen Bond, Guy Stiebel, David Tollerton, David Shepherd and Katie Turner. The collection opens up the Life of Brian to renewed investigation and, in so doing, uses the film to reflect on the historical Jesus and his times, revitalising the discussion of history and Life of Jesus research. The volume also features a preface from Terry Jones, who not only directed the film, but also played Brian's mum.

Cuprins

List of Authors
List of Abbreviations
List of Illustrations

Preface: Terry Jones
Foreword: Paul Joyce

Introduction: Jesus and Brian: the Conference and the Book
Joan E. Taylor, King's College London, UK

Part One: The Film in its Cinematic Context, its Reception and its Challenges

1. Monty Python's Life of Brian and the Jesus Film
William Telford, University of Durham, UK

2. The Church of England's Life of Python - or what the Bishop saw
Richard Burridge, King's College London, UK

3. When Brian met Moses: Life of Brian (1979), Wholly Moses (1980) and the 'Failure' of Biblical Parody
David Shepherd, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

4.'Blasphemy!' On Free Speech Then and Now
David Tollerton, University of Exeter, UK

5.The Meaning of Monty Python's Jesus
James Crossley, University of Sheffield, UK

6. The Gospel of Brian
Philip R. Davies, University of Sheffield, UK

Part Two: History and Interpretation via Monty Python's Life of Brian

7.The Historical Brian: Reception Exegesis in Practice
Joan E. Taylor, Kings College London, UK

8. Romani Ite Domum - Expressions of Identity and Resistance in Judaea
Guy D. Stiebel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

9. 'You'll probably get away with Crucifixion': Laughing at the Cross in Brian and the Ancient World
Helen Bond, University of Edinburgh, UK

10. Brian as a Teacher of Righteousness
George Brooke, University of Manchester, UK

11. Brian and the Apocalyptic Jesus: Parody as a Historical Method
Bart Ehrman, University of North Carolina, USA

12. 'Are You a Virgin?': Biblical Exegesis and the Invention of Tradition
Paula Fredriksen, Boston University, USA

13. Beards for Sale: The Uncut Version of Brian, Gender and Sexuality
Amy-Jill Levine, Vanderbilt University, USA

14. 'What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?' Brian and Josephus on Anti-Roman Sentiment
Steve Mason, University of Aberdeen, UK

15. Hook-Nosed Heebies: Brian, Jesus and Jewish Identity
Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada

16. 'The Shoe is the Sign!' Costuming 'Brian' and Dressing the 1st Century
Katie Turner, King's College London, UK

Abstracts of Chapters

Bibliography

Index

Recenzii

Editor Joan Taylor's coterie of merry scholars does justice to the serendipitous meeting of Jesus and Brian . Several essays sparkle with almost divine panache.
I was astonished when I heard there was to be a conference where proper New Testament scholars would be discussing what they had learnt from Life of Brian! This is the result. Fascinating...
Taken as a whole, the essays form a complete analytical documentation of the Life of Brian, and very interesting they are too! They take various angles and look at the film from not just a filmic one but from a historical point of view, and read many things I had not noticed at the time. The comparisons are always illuminating, and the commentaries always right on the nose.
[T]his delightful edited collection ... is something of a labour of love for its editor Joan E. Taylor and the other contributors who managed to procure the involvement of two of the original Pythons, John Cleese and Terry Jones, to talk about the influence and reception of the film.
[The book] contains 16 papers from a distinguished group of international biblical scholars ... One cannot do justice to the breadth of the contributors' papers.
This diverse colleciton showcases the many ways a particular biblical film can direct our attention back to ancient texts and contexts with greater insight and critical awareness. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the Gospels, historical Jesus research, or biblical films. While reception analysis is emerging as a recognized sub-discipline of biblical studies worthy of pursuit in its own right, many still ask whether it can provide an exegetical pay off. This book responds affirmatively, as each author poses and attempts to answer the (adapted) question of "Reg" the Judean freedom fighter: "What have the Pythons [indeed, what has reception exegesis] done for us?"
[CC] This is not the silly book the title suggests it is. Rather, it is a serious (but not too serious) exploration of the Pythons' classic comedy Life of Brian vis-à-vis the historical Jesus and his Sitz im Leben. Emanating from the Jesus and Brian Conference held at King's College London (2014), the book is a great read for admirers of the Pythons in general and of the film in particular and for serious (but not too serious) New Testament scholars. The lectures-turned-essays are organized into two parts: 'The Film in Its Cinematic Context, Its Reception, and Its Challenges' and 'History and Interpretation via Monty Python's Life of Brian.' Both are interesting and at times fascinating. The first offers a glimpse of the movie before, while, and after it was made and released; the second gives readers a glimpse of the times in which Jesus lived. The book covers a potpourri of topics and offers much valuable scholarship. Both film students and students of the historical Jesus will find much to commend in this book. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.
This book is a great read for anyone interested in Monty Python's classic Life of Brian and the almost equally exciting world of biblical, early Jewish and Christian studies. Like undoubtedly many other colleagues I have used various scenes from the film in my classes on ancient Jewish religion and culture. I have learned a great deal of new things from the book. This book will now be mandatory reading for students. Catering to the needs of students of the biblical past, most chapters deal with ancient history and interpretation via the movie. The contributors write with humour and also very profound knowledge of ancient history, texts and contexts. In doing so, they often challenge the reader to go beyond some of the cliches surrounding the movie's understanding. And it's good to know that the Pythons got Pilate's dress right.
These are very serious essays, well researched and carefully written.
A cracking good read.
Clearly any text concerning Life of Brian will supply humor scholars with fruitful material, since the film is the holy grail (pun intended) for those seeking to link religion with humor, and this book will afford them many constructive ideas and critiques within a set of essays that are an accessible and valuable resource, demonstrating at the same time the role of history in the study of humor. Additionally, it concludes with a detailed bibliography of Life of Brian scholarship useful to anyone looking to research the film or Monty Python in general.