Event date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Event time: 7:30pm
Location: McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall
The epic Bible films of the 1950s used the Hebrew Bible much as the Puritans did in an earlier era: as a prophecy of America’s role on the world stage. This lecture, illustrated by movie clips, will focus on Cecil B. DeMille’s classic 1956 film The Ten Commandments and its portrayal of Moses as a Jesus-like redeemer who champions liberty and democracy, American-style.
For more information: sfrolov@smu.edu