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“I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.”
The Judeo-Christian Bible is the main document supporting the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant Christian religions.
The contents are often mis-read, mis-interpreted, mis-quoted, and-or mis-construed by pretenders intent on other agendas
such as evangelicalism, fascism, racism, and political oppression.
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Thomas Jefferson [1743-1826]
Books About Jesus
 | "Public Discussion of The Doctrines of The Gospel of Jesus Christ" [1897] Recap of a religious debate between Mormon Elder Ben E. Rich and the Rev. Richard Hartley of the Baptist denomination, held in the Tabernacle at Ogden, Utah on May 8 and May 9, 1884 George Q. Cannon & Sons Co. 2nd edition pb [1897] long out of print/scarce |
 | "The City of The King: or, What The Child Jesus Saw and Heard" [1903] by Lew Wallace & Susan E. Wallace Original cover shows author as 'Mrs. Lew Wallace', other web entries list both names – very likely a collaboration; with illustrations; describes visit in 1882 to Jerusalem and Bethleham Kindle Edition from General Lew Wallace Museum [10/2020] for $1.99 General Lew Wallace Museum 8x5 pb [10/2020] for $4.95 97-page The Bobbs-Merrill Co. hardcover [1903] long out of print |
"The Story of Jesus" [1993] from Reader's Digest Association
 | "The Book of Jesus: A Treasury of The Greatest Stories and Writings About Christ" [1996] Edited by Calvin Miller greeen + maroon + yellow Touchstone 9¼x6 pb [rev 3/98] for $41.84 Broadman & Holman Publrs 9¼x6 pb [5/2000] out of print/used Simon & Schuster 9¾x6½ hardcover [6/96] for $15.62 |
 | "Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed The Bible & Why" [2005] by Prof. Bart D. Ehrman HarperSFO 8x5¼ pb [2/2007] for $10.17 HarperSFO 9¼x6¾ hardcover [11/2005] for $14.97 author's faculty homepage |
 | "Killing Jesus: A History" [2013] New York Times bestseller by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard non-fiction account takes readers inside the life of Jesus, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable - and changed the world forever • book entry at Wikipedia Kindle Edition from Henry Holt & Co. [9/2013] for $9.99 St. Martin's Griffin 8¼x6¼ pb [3/2017] for $11.86 Henry Holt & Co. 9½x6½ hardcover [9/2013] for $15.75 |
 | "National Geographic: Jesus & The Apostles - Christianity's Early Rise" single-issue magazine [Special Issue March 2021] Meredith/National Geographic 19¾x8½ pb [3/2021] for $14.99 |
Stageplays, Other Media
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"The Oberammergau Passion Play" of Bavaria, Germany [est. 1634]
Large-scale performances began in Medieval times, but most recently occur every ten years {except for the COVID-19 pandemic}.
The current Passion
Play Theatre venue was built in 1900, has seen many improvements, and is now the world’s largest open-air stage; there are 4,700 seats.
The season runs from mid-May to early October. Christian Stückl has been the director since 1986.
http://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.DE/en/home
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberammergau_Passion_Play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KeVtnndSsc 12/2014 1:40
 | "The Passion Play, Ober-Ammergau, 1890" slide show [2011] by Time Traveller
John L. Stoddard's text and photographic record of his trip to Oberammergan to see the Passion Play in the year of 1890; photos copyright John L. Stoddard 1898; lecture book published 1901 watch slide show with choral background [9/2011 upload; 5:10] online at YouTube book as free online text & pictures at Chest of Books website |
 | "The Passion Play of Ober-Ammergau" [Hollaman-Eaves/Edison Mfg. Co. Feb 1898] This film was generally considered to be 'lost' until September 2007 when a secondary source claimed that a 16mm reduction print (presumably of the edited 2-reel version) exists at the George Eastman House film archive; restoration prints are said to be optically enlarged back to 35mm; however, as of April 2014, no digital version of this historic motion picture appears to have been released. The original showings were three-reelers [28:22] and the subsequent wide release - for use in churches - was edited down to two reels (approx. 20 minutes) • Co-produced by Albert G. Eaves, Richard Hollaman, Thomas A. Edison; directed by Henry C. Vincent; starring Frank Russell {as Jesus}, Frank Gaylor {as Judas Iscariot}, Fred Strong {as Pontius Pilate} • bare credits at IMDb |
 | "Complete Official Text of The Oberammergau Passion Play" [1900] by Joseph Alois Daisenberger [1799-1883], Translated by Frances Manette Jackson Kessinger Publng 9x6 pb [9/2010] for $17.56 Kessinger Publng 9x6 hardcover [9/2010] for $29.56 1900 edition is available as free online flip-book at Internet Archive 1922 edition is available as free online flip-book at Internet Archive |
 | "On The Cross: A Romance of The Passion Play At Oberammergau" novel [1902] by Wilhelmine von Hillern [1836-1916], Translated by Mary J. Safford Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [7/2011] for FREE! Kindle Edition from Good Press [4/2021] for $1.99 indep 9x6 pb [7/2019] for $9.30 Forgotten Books 9x6 pb [9/2017] for $18.72 Univ California Libraries blue cover 8x5 pb [date unknown] for $31.99 Palala Press 9¼x6 hardcover [5/2016] for $29.95 1902 edition is available as free online flip-book at Internet Archive another 1902 edition available as free online flip-book at Internet Archive |
 | "Oberammergau and The Passion Play: A Guide and A History To Mark The 350th Anniversary" [1984] by James Bentley Penguin Books, Ltd. pb [1/84] for $39.99 |
 | "Every Pilgrim's Guide To Oberammergau and Its Passion Play" [1999, rev 2008] by Michael Counsell Canterbury Press Norwich mass pb [rev 10/2008] out of print/used Canterbury Press Norwich pb [12/99] out of print/used |
 | "Oberammergau: The Troubling Story of The World's Most Famous Passion Play, Illustrated" [2000] by James Shapiro 'a fascinating and important look at the unpredictable and sometimes tragic relationship between art & society, belief & tolerance, religion & politics' Kindle Edition from Vintage [12/2007] for $7.99 Vintage 8x5¼ pb [6/2001] for $15.00 Pantheon 8¾x6 hardcover [5/2000] out of print/used |
 | "Oberammergau, 1870-1922: Life and Passion" [2010] by Hans Michael Koetzle photographs taken by the Lang family across 50 years time and six Passion Plays, including never-before-seen hand-colored glass transparencies Hirmer Publrs 13¼x10¾ pb [5/2010] for $31.84 |
 | "Passion Play Oberammergau 2010 Program" [2010] from Community of Oberammergau
official companion/souvenir volume; Text by Otto Huber, set designer Stefan Hageneier & longtime director Christian Stückl, Photographs by Brigitte Maria Mayer Prestel Publng 11¾x9½ hardcover [6/2010] out of print/used "Passion Play Oberammergau 2022 Program" [2022] from Community of Oberammergau official companion/souvenir volume; Text by set designer Stefan Hageneier & longtime director Christian Stückl, Photographs by Icelandic cinematographer Birgit Gudjonsdottir Cardinal Publr's Group 11x9¾ hardcover [DUE June 2022] pre-order for $54.00 
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 | "Passion Play: The Oberammergau Tales" [2013] by Valerie Volk Much like Chaucer's travelers, these modern pilgrims to a Medieval village in Bavaria spend their four-day bus trip telling each other tales, but this time about the sins and triumphs of their personal lives . . . written in verse! Kindle Edition from Wakefield Press [10/2013] for $9.99 Wakefield Press 8¼x5½ pb [5/2018] for $23.00 Wakefield Press pb [10/2013] for $29.26 |
 | "The Passion Play: Living The Story of Christ's Last Days - Inspired By The Oberam-mergau Passionsspiele" [2019] by Rev. Rob Fuquay of Indiana
Kindle Edition from Abingdon Press [7/2019] for $9.99 128-page Abingdon Press 8½x5½ pb [7/2019] for $15.34 "The Passion Play Leader Guide" [2019] by Rev. Rob Fuquay of Indiana 'everything needed to guide a group through the six-week study including session plans, activities, and discussion questions' Kindle Edition from Abingdon Press [10/2019] for $14.06 64-page Abingdon Press 8¼x5¼ pb [10/2019] for $14.80 "The Passion Play DVD" [2019] visuals for the six lessons filmed in Oberammergau, Germany Abingdon Press color DVD [10/2019] for $35.17 |
 | "A Pilgrim's Guide To Oberammergau and The Passion Play" [1999, rev 2019] by Raymond Goodburn Kindle Edition from Pilgrim Book Services [6th edition 2/2017] for $11.49 Pilgrim Book Services 6th edition 8¼x5¾ pb [10/2019] for $15.95 |
 | "The Story of The Oberammergau Passion Play: How A Village Captivates The World" [2019] by Viola Schenz
German-language Volk Verlag 8¾x9½ hardcover [12/2019] imported/used English-language Volk Verlag 8½x9¾ hardcover [11/2021] for $81.99 publisher's book homepage |
 | "Austria, Germany, and The Oberammergau Passion Play" [2021] by retired Indiana pastor Keith H. Adkins 75-page memoir about author's nine day experience attending the Passion Play in 2000, filled with his pictures and encounters in a 250 mile radius from Oberammergau Kindle Edition from self-publd [11/2021] for $2.99 self-publd 9x6 pb [11/2021] for $9.00 self-publd 9x6 hardcover [11/2021] for $24.95 |
"The Light of The World" oratorio [1873] by Arthur Sullivan [1842-1900]
Arthur Sullivan’s great oratorio on the life of Christ was commissioned for and first produced at the Birmingham Musical Festival of 1873.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_of_the_World_(Sullivan)
 | Arthur Sullivan's "The Light of The World" oratorio by the B.B.C. Symphony Chorus and the B.B.C. Concert Orchestra libretto co-written by Charles Groves; the BBC Symphony Chorus and the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by John Andrews and supported by the Kinder Children’s Choir and a fine team of soloists B.B.C. Radio/Dutton Epoch soundtrack CD [11/2018] 2 disks for $34.99 |
"The Höritz Passion Play" [1816-1945, revived in 1992]
in Horice na Šumavê / Höritz in southern Bohemia, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
The origins of the Höritz Passion Plays date back to the XIIIth Century and their modern history started in 1816; the present text of the play is written by Provost Landsteiner and was produced every five years since 1893; such religious plays were halted by the Nazis during World War II and blocked by the Communists. The Society for Renovation of The Passion Plays in Horice na Šumavê was established at the end of 1990 and production was renewed in 1992.
Czech/German/English history of the Höritz Passion Play in the Czech Republic
"The Horitz Passion Play" silent short [Nov 1897] /tt0229456/
Produced by Edison Mfng Co. and distributed by Klaw & Erlanger [1888-1919]; the first passion play to be shown in the United States; originally presented
along with slides, a lecturer, hymns, and organ music • starring Jordan Willochko as Jesus, Joseph Frephies & Anna Wenzieger; film ran 26:40 minutes.
"The Horitz Passion Play" silent short [April 1903] /tt0438903/
Distributed by Warwick Trading Co. in U.K. and by American Mutoscope & Biograph in USA; film ran 25½ minutes; per Biograph catalog: A complete
reproduction of the "Life and Passion of Christ" as enacted annually since 1816 by the peasants of the mountain town of Horitz, Bohemia.
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"The Pilgrimage Play: The Life of The Christ" in Los Angeles, California [debut 1920]
 | Board members at the Hollywood Bowl opposed the plan of heiress Christine Wetherill Stevenson [1878-1922] to produce a second religious stageplay, so she bought land across Cahuenga Pass and had the 1,200-seat Pilgrimage Theatre built and running by Summer 1920; rather than author, she considered herself to be 'transcriber' of the play, since all of the dialoque is direct quotations from the King James Bible; she died suddenly at age 44. The theater group erected a 32-foot-tall memorial steel cross in her honor on a nearby ridge in 1923; the property was deeded to Los Angeles County in 1941.
A 90-minute color film version was produced in 1949, with Nelson Leigh as Jesus of Nazareth and Stephen Chase as narrator Simon called Peter. A separation of church and state lawsuit blocked county subsidies for the religious play and perform-ances ended with the 1964 Summer season. The venue was renamed for longtime supporter County Supervisor John Anson Ford [1883-1983] in 1976 and continues to be used for a wide range of theatrical and musical events.
Pilgrimage Theatre page at national Performing Arts Archive website [est. 2006] Pilgrimage Play history at Ford Theatres website |
"Pilgrimage Play, 1947 Script" [1947]
Edited by Marie Rankin Clarke, published by Hollywood Bowl Theatre Association
reference at Google Books
"The Pilgrimage Play: The Story of Jesus As Told By Peter" [Preferred Pictures 1949]
 | The frame here is that while the disciple Peter awaits his fate in prison, he tells the story of Jesus Christ to two other prisoners • Produced by Roland D. Reed & Guy V. Thayer Jr.; directed by Frank R. Strayer; adapted by Arthur Pierson from the stageplay; cinematography by Walter Strenge; starring Nelson Leigh {as Jesus of Nazareth}, Stephen Chase {as Simon called Peter}, Leonard Penn {as Judas Iscariot}, Richard Hale {as Pontius Pilate}, John Parrish {as John the Baptist}, Tudor Owen, John Doucette, Gene Cates, Earl Smith, Fiona O'Shiel, Helen Wood, C. Montague Shaw, Crane Whitley, King Donovan, Wendy Howard, Helen Glover, Elizabeth Harrower, Christian Drake, Paul McGuire, Tempe Pigott, Harry Raybould, Ed Rees
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia Echo Bridge Ent. color DVD [6/2016] for 98¢ Medusa Films color DVD [12/2019] out of prodn/used watch color movie [11/2018 upload; 1:32:00] online at YouTube watch low-res color movie [4/2019 upload; 1:29:32] online at YouTube watch color movie [6/2020 upload; 1:32:13] online at YouTube |
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unfinished opera "Moses und Aron" by Arnold Schönberg [1874-1951]
The third act was unfinished from 1932 and performances generally were of the two completed acts; Hungarian composer Zoltán Kocsis completed the last act with permission of Schönberg's heirs in 2010. There was a concert performance of the two acts in Hamburg in March 1954 with Hans Herbert Fiedler as Moses and Helmut Krebs as Aron, conducted by Hans Rosbaud; the first staging was in Zurich at the Stadttheater in June 1957, again with Hans Herbert Fiedler as Moses and conducted by Hans Rosbaud, but with Helmut Melchert as Aron. The German film of 1975 devised a third act without music and with Moses speaking Biblical text based on notes left by Schönberg •
opera entry at Wikipedia
 | "Schönberg: 'Moses und Aron' and 'Chamber Symphony No. 2'" [1974] BBC Symphony Orchestra & Singers conducted by Pierre Boulez, starring Günter Reich as Moses, Richard Cassilly as Aron Sony Classical music CD [7/2006] for $12.00 |
 | "Moses and Aaron (Mozes en Aaron)" TV movie [Netherlands Oct 1995] written & directed by Agna Rudolph; based on the unfinished opera by Arnold Schönberg [1874-1951]; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez; starring David Pittman-Jennings as Moses, Chris Merritt as Aron • credits at IMDb • VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available Deutsche Grammophon audio CD [12/2001] 25 tracks on 2 disks for $22.99 Deutsche Grammophon audio CD [10/96] 25 tracks on 2 disks for $48.95 Deutsche Grammophon MP-3 download [10/96] 25 tracks for 99¢ each or album for $18.99 |
 | "Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron" [Austria June 2006] Directed by Claus Viller; stage direction by Reto Nickler; Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Chorus and the Slovak Philharmonic Chorus conducted by Daniele Gatti; starring Franz Grundheber as Moses, Thomas Moser as Aron, Ildiko Raimondi • full credits at IMDb Arthaus Musik Region 2 widescreen color DVD [4/2007] for $33.51 in PAL format only |
 | "Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron" [ARTE France/Belair Media Oct 2015]
Directed by François-René Martin; spectacular and poetic staging by Romeo Castellucci; Opéra National de Paris Chorus & Orchestra conducted by Philippe Jordan; starring Thomas Johannes Mayer as Moses, John Graham-Hall as Aron • full credits at IMDb Belair Clasiques widescreen color Blu-ray [5/2017] for $23.88 Belair Clasiques widescreen color Blu-ray [8/00] for $61.99 Belair Clasiques widescreen color DVD [5/2017] for $30.99 |
"Moses and Aaron (Moses und Aron)" opera [Germany 1975]
 | The first two acts were completed by Schönberg; the third act of the film is without music and Moses speaks Biblical texts per notes left by Schönberg • German-language 107-minute film co-produced & directed by Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet; based on the unfinished opera by Arnold Schönberg [1874-1951]; starring Günter Reich, Louis Devos, Eva Csapo, Roger Lucas, Richard Salter, Werner Mann, Ladislav Illavsky, Elfriede/Friedl Obrowsky, Husam Aldin M. Ali, Adriano Aprà, Hans-Peter Böffgen, Bianca Florelli, Walter Grassi, Marco Melani, Enzo Ungari, Harald Vogel •
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
Grasshopper Film subtitled color DVD [11/2017] for $25.99 Grasshopper Film subtitled color DVD [11/2017] for $29.95 |
"Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat"
"Jesus Christ Superstar" [] + 1973 movie
 | "Four Scripts by The Reduced Shakespeare Company" [2005] by the ensemble Reduced Shakespeare Company includes "All The Great Books (abridged)", "The Complete History of America (abridged)", "The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)" and "Western Civilization: The Complete Musical (abridged)" 254-page Broadway Play Publng pb [2005] out of print/scarce |
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 | "The Word Made Flesh" stage trilogy [Venue Vision Nov 2006] three one-man stage works written & performed by Chip Arnold, presenting the lives of Jesus, Paul, and David (1 hour each); official titles are "The Light of The World (Jesus)", "The Voice of The Lion (Paul)", and "The Singer of Israel (David)" Trilogy: Venue Vision Video color DVD [11/2006] 3 disks - out of prodn/scarce Trilogy: Venue Vision Video color VHS set [11/2006] 3 tapes for $37.95 Program 1 Jesus: Venue Vision Video color VHS [11/2006] for $14.20 Program 2 Paul: Venue Vision Video color VHS [11/2006] for $14.20 Program 3 David: Venue Vision Video color VHS [11/2006] for $14.20 |
 | "The Bible DVD Game" [2009] from The History Channel for 1-4 players, 6 years & up; many reviewers on Amazon were unhappy with the game hosted by Christian musician Jeremy Camp, who also provides 'inspiring music' History Channel game set in 10x8x2½" box with DVD [2/2009] for $19.99 |
 | "BibleOpoly" board game [2013] from Late For The Sky "... be the first to build a church in a Bible city"; for 2-6 players, 8 years & up; modifies original Monopoly™ game functions such as hotels replaced by player building a large church or congre-gation; other elements include City Cards, Faith cards, and the money is printed as 'offerings' Late For The Sky board game in 10½x15½x2" box [2013] for $20.99 |
 | "Bible Trivia: The Game of Knowledge & Divine Inspiration" [2020] for 2-4 players, ages 7 & up; contains: 1 game board, 1 die, 4 game pieces, 20 judgement cards, 10 children's trivia cards (100 questions), 74 adult trivia cards (740 questions), complete instructions booklet Pressman board game in 10½x10½x2½" box [4/2020] for $21.50 |
 | "The Mystery of Golgotha" lectures [1913-1914] by esoteric philosopher Rudolf Steiner [1861-1925] • Read by Dale Brunsvold these lectures are quite mind-numbing; matching the audio to the ten printed transcripts is impossible; for fans of Steiner's mumbo-jumbo listen to audio recording [10/2019 upload; 32:25] online at YouTube listen to audio recording [11/2019 upload; 44.43] online at YouTube listen to audio recording [5/2020 upload; 30.47] online at YouTube listen to audio recording [8/2020 upload; 42.44] online at YouTube listen to audio recording [8/2020 upload; 40.34] online at YouTube "Approaching The Mystery of Golgotha" [German 1986, English 2006] by Rudolf Steiner, Translated by Michael Miller, Introduction by Christopher Bamford Kindle Edition from SteinerBooks [2006 edition] for $8.49 SteinerBooks 9¼x6¼ pb [8/2006] for $24.95 |
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