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The Bible Goes To Hollywood
Sunday, February 11, 2001

"Bible Goes to the Movies" study group
( Photo by Shirley Bogner.)

Congregation B'nai Israel just completed a three session’s course taking a look at how Hollywood has treated Biblical themes in its movies over the last 100 years.

From D.W. Griffith's "Intolerance" to the "Last Temptation of Christ" we examined the varied perspectives of some of Hollywood's greatest directors and screenwriters in bringing Biblical stories to life. Taught by CBI member Jehon Grist (who also runs Lehrhaus Judaica), the course also reviewed the history of Biblical Israel from the Exodus to the time of Jesus of Nazareth.