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	Jesus (1979 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jesus (sometimes called The Jesus Film), is a feature-length motion picture released in 1979 that depicts the life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Luke in the Bible.
		Jesus was produced by a German Jew named John Heyman, and British Shakespearean actor Brian Deacon played the critical role of Jesus.
		Former Jesus Film Project director Paul Eshleman was on location during much of the principal photography and even had a small non-speaking role as a Roman soldier on horseback.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jesus_Film (870 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Jesus (1979)
		The Jesus film was created to help carry the story of His life and ministry to even more people worldwide and make it more accessible to people of varying educational levels.
		The Jesus of this film is the Jesus from Sunday School, not Scorsese.
		Jesus may not be a great piece of filmmaking from a critical perspective, but no one can deny its impact.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/jesus1979.php (1767 words)

	The greatest story ever told, and told, and told . . .
		This year's well-received The Gospel of John from Visual Bible International and the 1979 film Jesus, circulated worldwide by Campus Crusade for Christ, were produced by Christians primarily to solidify the faith of their fellows and to convert nonbelievers.
		Jesus is portrayed by Max Von Sydow with grim Nordic immobility in what became a textbook case of overwrought, overproduced, overblown studio-driven excess.
		Scorsese invests the film with an intensity born of spiritual curiosity, and Willem Dafoe renders Jesus as a fully complex, emotional human being.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/02/15/tem_215jesus.html (1008 words)

	Journal of Religion and Film: Jesus in Film: Hollywood Perspectives on the Jewishness of Jesus by Adele Reinhartz
		Jesus was a prophet engaged in radical social criticism expressed through his opposition to the Temple-centred purity-obsessed society and through his practice of inclusive table fellowship.
		Jesus called Israel away from the rules of Deuteronomy which had been only a temporary phase in God’s purposes, and he acted out against the Temple which was the symbol of Judaism’s violent nationalism.
		Films whose main purpose is psychological, allegorical or analogical tend not to focus on the ethnic or religious specificity of Jesus and hence his Jewishness is similarly eclipsed.
	www.unomaha.edu /jrf/JesusinFilmRein.htm (5113 words)

	The Jesus Film. A Hollywood Jesus visual film review.
		In the year 2000, The JESUS Film was in the mother tongue of 96% of the world's population.
		Even though you're portraying a Jesus with lighter skin, they still identify with him because of what he is doing, where he is walking, the background with sheep and goats, the fishing scenes, etc. There has simply been no problem with identification.
		They are blown away by Jesus speaking their language fluently.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /Jesusf.htm (1078 words)

	Jesus
		It is impossible to overestimate the important of this 1979 film, for it has made an impact in even the most primitive regions of the earth, places where men and women are only now hearing about Jesus for the first time.
		In a sense, Jesus' ministry was spent walking toward Jerusalem and His death on the cross, so we see Jesus and his disciples walking almost continuously; furthermore, Jesus' teachings, as recorded in Luke's Gospel, are a collection of parables and religious instruction originating from many different events in the life of the Savior.
		This is the film used by over 1,500 denominations and missions to evangelize, and it has been translated into 877 languages and shown to over five billion people in 228 countries, and is an excellent "tool" for this purpose, because it is simple and at the same time very powerful and moving.
	www.wenchoice.com /info/B00004YS7M/Jesus.html (1227 words)

	Life of Brian (1979) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I gobbled up every programme, film and record in a space of a couple of short years, so they are bound up with a period of my life when I was very happy and hopeful, so I go all misty-eyed when I see it.
		The intelligence behind the juvenile gags is astonishing - the film is a learned commentary on power, totalitarianism, repression, language, gender, the writing of history, the politics of subversion, the complicity of the repressed.
		No-one is spared - the film is unashamedly destructive, but the film's satire is not arid or narrow; there are many rich parallels with our own time, as the extraordinary reaction from the religious on the film's release showed.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0079470 (979 words)

	Jesus Film Celebrates 25 Years
		The JESUS Film has been quietly circling the globe again and again for 25 years.
		The JESUS Film Project was created to provide the movie to people around the world in their own languages.
		The Story of Jesus for Children is the second disc in the set.
	www.saviorquest.com /news1/jesusfilm25.htm (589 words)

	Society of Biblical Literature
		In addition, Jesus films usually harmonize the details and theological variations in Matthew, John and Luke-Acts whose first-century authors â€” like today's filmmakers â€” saw that questions raised in Mark's pioneer gospel needed to be explained.
		Judas follows some other Jesus films in seeking a plausible motive, if not sympathy, for the character whose name is historically synonymous with betrayal.
		Film versions may not be destined for canonical status, but screenwriters no doubt will continue to imitate first-century forebears in retelling the saga of Jesus the Christ and the infamous Judas.
	www.sbl-site.org /Article.aspx?ArticleId=228 (1414 words)

	Journal of Religion and Film: Romans, Greeks, and Jews: The World of Jesus and the Disciples by Sidnie White Crawford
		Only rarely is one gospel used: The Gospel of John, a faithful rendition released last year; Jesus (1979), the film based on Luke's gospel and used for evangelism by Campus Crusade, and the Italian-made The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1966).
		Jesus treats him as a confidant, later urging Judas as a friend to keep his vow.
		[16] Film versions may not be destined for canonical status, but screenwriters no doubt will continue to imitate first-century forebears in retelling the saga of Jesus the Christ and the infamous Judas.
	www.unomaha.edu /jrf/2004Symposium/Dart.htm (1504 words)

	Amazon.com: Jesus: DVD: John Krish,Peter Sykes,Brian Deacon,Rivka Neuman,Joseph Shiloach,Niko Nitai,Alexander ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Based on the gospel of Luke in the New Testament,here is the life of Jesus from the miraculous virgin birth to the calling of his disciples, public miracles and ministry, ending with his death by crucifixion at the hands of the Roman empire and resurrection on the third day.
		The stories of Jesus' conception and birth are recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
		The film has been translated into 846 languages to date (including 10 different sign language versions), and 237 more translations are in progress, making it the most translated film in history.
	www.amazon.com /Jesus-John-Krish/dp/B00004YS7M (2224 words)

	Faithfulness vs Faith: Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood by Pamela Demory
		Yet a film is not a book (as obvious as that may sound), and while the film is "faithful" to the text, it does not (cannot) tell exactly the same story.
		In the context of the film, the loss that Hazel experiences at the beginning of the film, and which he spends the rest of the film trying to overcome, is explicitly pictured as a loss in human, worldly terms: family, home, community, human love and connections.
		A film adaptation is not a duplication of a novel; it is an interpretation.
	jsr.fsu.edu /wblood.htm (5300 words)

	'Jesus' sinks 'Titanic' in worldwide influence
		Film team members in India were beaten by militants and ordered to worship a monkey god.
		Missionaries suggest that perhaps the true source of the film's power, however, is this: It conveys the word of God, specifically the Gospel of Luke, with virtually word-for-word faithfulness.
		Plenty of other film versions of the life of Christ were around when "Jesus" was released in 1979.
	www.baptiststandard.com /1999/1_13/pages/jesus.html (707 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Magazine \| The most watched film in history
		At first sight, Jesus, or the Jesus Film as it has come to be known, is an unlikely candidate for the title of most watched - and most translated - film.
		Jesus is in the Koran, he's a big part of the Islamic faith, so a lot of care was taken in the introduction to keep that viewer in mind."
		It is one of the most powerful films ever made, powerful due to its simplicity and the realistic way in which it is telling about the life of Jesus.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/3076809.stm (1527 words)

	TIME.com -- Richard Corliss: Jesus Christ Movie Star
		The Story of Epic Films," the elegant historian Carlos Clarens (using the pseudonym John Cary) gave a fair evaluation of "King of Kings": "De Mille's version of Christ was a fundamentalist one: H.B. Warner was indeed 'a sweet Jesus, meek and mild,' and this time sheer reverence held De Mille in check.
		The film's last shot, after Pentecost, shows the fishermen leaving their nets in a string on the beach, and the long thin shadow of Christ bisecting it, to form the final image of the cross that symbolizes Jesus' sacrifice for humanity.
		Jesus undergoes a torrent of taunting from Pilate, Herod, Caiaphas and the mob.
	www.time.com /time/columnist/corliss/article/0,9565,596076,00.html (4893 words)

	Amazon.com: The Jesus Film: DVD: John Krish,Peter Sykes,John Schmidt (II),Brian Deacon,Rivka Neuman,Joseph ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This film, conceived by Bill Bright, was made in the late 1970's as a desire to spread the Gospel message to the world.
		I like this film because it is a sound scriptural based movie about the Lord Jesus.(I love all Jesus films!) Once again the story is narrated well and the acting is a good enough to keep the viewer's attention.
		Prior to filming, the filmmakers and those backing the making of this film undertook five years of extensive research to present the most accurate movie possible not only biblically, but also historically and archaeologically, right down to the pottery and the architecture of the homes.
	www.amazon.com /Jesus-Film-John-Krish/dp/B00009MEID (1382 words)

	JESUS Film
		The JESUS Film Project seeks to give everyone in the world one chance to hear the gospel in their own language.
		Through use by The JESUS Film Project, and more than Christian agencies, this powerful film has had more than 5 billion viewings worldwide since 1979.
		But, as already stated, from its inception the "JESUS" film was envisioned as an evangelistic tool to be used worldwide.
	www.thewaids.com (217 words)

	The JESUS film project
		As the film was shown, the church was packed with nearly 2,000 people.
		It was as though they and their precious cargo of projectors and Yao "JESUS" films were being held aloft by unseen angels.
		Several minutes later, he re-started the film and, to his relief, he was able to show "JESUS" with no toxic smoke blowing into the crowd.
	www.ziplink.net /~sailor/whatevan/JESUSfilm.htm (4435 words)

	Greater New Orleans Jesus Video Project - Overview and Testimonials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Originally released in 1979 in theaters by Warner Brothers, the JESUS video reveals the epic story of the life, teachings and message of Jesus Christ.
		The JESUS video is the most translated and widely shown film in history, seen by over 4 billion people.
		The Jesus Video Project is a non-profit ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ International, and is based in San Bernadino, California.
	gnojvp.org /testimonials.shtml (697 words)

	The Jesus Film Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The film must be as archaeologically, historically, and theologically accurate as humanly possible.
		At a showing of the film to 1,000 refugees from Mozambique at a camp in South Africa, an unnamed man interpreted the film to the refugees as the film was being shown.
		In 1997 Berry Fiess, director of Field Information for The JESUS Film Project of Campus Crusade for Christ International, claimed that 1,120,977,663 people in 219 countries have viewed the film as of July 1, 1997, most in their own language.
	www.ambs.edu /LJohns/j-film.htm (1164 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Film \| Obituary: Rod Steiger
		His crafted on screen torment was a vital ingredient of two of his most celebrated films, On the Waterfront and In the Heat of the Night.
		His career was capped by an Oscar for the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night.
		Turning his depression around, Steiger later lectured on mental health, and re-established his career in such television epics as the 1977 Jesus of Nazareth, and later at the cinema in the 1979 film The Amityville Horror.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/1056105.stm (597 words)

	Celluloid Jesus - The Christ Film Web Pages (New Testament Gateway)
		Either enter the film title in the "search" box or go to my entries on each of the films on their individual pages on the NT Gateway.
		From La vie et la passion de Jésus Christ to The Passion of the Christ by Mike Hertenstein: a nicely produced survey of most of the Jesus films with some intelligent commentary from the Flickerings@Cornerstone Festival 2004 web site.
		Director Paul Verhoeven discusses the life of Jesus on film; an article in the February 26-March 4 1998 issue of the Sonoma County Independent.
	www.ntgateway.com /film (354 words)

	Jesus Movies Bible Study - Arts and Faith
		Of all the Jesus film books (Tatum, Kinnard, Middleton, Baugh etc), I think this one will be most useful.
		The scipt is pratically word for word (obviously), the look of Jesus is familiar but we all know its wrong, and the camera work is fairly conservative (and that's before you get onto how bad the hair is).
		As far as I was aware the earliest Jesus film we have that is complete is the Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (190x), so I suspect the film Alan is refering to is something else.
	artsandfaith.com /index.php?showtopic=4724 (1694 words)

	At-A-Glance Film Reviews: Jesus (1979)
		This half documentary, half biography chronicles the life of Jesus as told by the Book of Luke.
		That and a more interested narrator could have improved this film greatly.
		Back to the Film Reviews for the 1970s.
	www.rinkworks.com /movies/m/jesus.1979.shtml (55 words)

	mininova : Movies > Drama > The Jesus Film (1979) DVD
		The file The Jesus Film (1979) DVD might also be available on usenet.
		Touted as the most historically accurate depiction of the life of Jesus, this film, shot in the Holy Land, has been translated into more than 800 languages and has been seen by more than 4.7 billion people in 236 nations.
		The screenplay comes directly from the Gospel of Luke -- virtually every word spoken by Jesus was drawn from the biblical text.
	www.mininova.org /tor/207436 (137 words)

	Jesus (1979) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is the flip-side to the Cecil B. DeMille style of Biblical "epics." It's a worthy attempt to present the story of Jesus as told in the New Testament without the usual Hollywood digressions and additions.
		However, the movie makes a deference toward modern standards of modesty by allowing Jesus and the two thieves to wear surprisingly-clean loincloths while hanging on their crosses.
		Since crucifixion was meant to be not only a physically agonizing form of torture but also one which deliberately shamed and humiliated its victims, it's likely that the Romans would strip their victims of every trace of dignity by stripping them of every scrap of clothing.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0079368/combined (472 words)

	Your Favorite Jesus Movie - The Superhero Hype! Boards
		In all previous attempts Jesus just felt bland, like he was trying to hard and was too 'pretty' for such harsh times to live in.
		Even though I am a Pagan, I think the history of Jesus is almost as interesting as the legend of Jesus, and Jesus is a facinating figure to see on the big screen.
		They have all gone on record saying that the film was originally supposed to have Jesus as the main character, but they all realized it was not Jesus, or the faith they were trying to make fun of.
	www.superherohype.com /forums/showthread.php?p=4050638 (838 words)

	The JESUS Film - STREAMING VIDEO
		The attention to biblical accuracy catapults you back into the life and time of Jesus Christ.
		Join the millions who have witnessed the majesty of "JESUS" and whose lives have been changed forever.
		Filmed entirely on location in Israel, "JESUS" lets you feel a part of history in the making.
	www.jesusfilm.org /languages/index.html (148 words)

	The JESUS Film Project Newsroom - Press Kit
		Indicated decisions for Christ as a result of the film:
		Countries where the film has been seen on television:
		The JESUS Film Project Newsroom is a part of
	www.demossnewspond.com /jfp/presskit/stats.htm (118 words)

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