My favorite post from yesterday’s COTG is undoubtedly The Resurrection ! - Adapted For The Stage. It’s the supposed rough drafts of, well, the resurrection of Jesus, adapted for the stage. The different drafts represent the different versions of the resurrection myth, depending on which gospel you are reading, and shows the author’s difficulties in arriving at a consistent story that agrees with all the different versions found in the Bible. It’s very well done. I really can’t quote any of it – you have to read it all to get the full benefit. The first part (based on Matthew) might seem a little slow, but as you read on to the second part and beyond, you’ll see the point.
It’s one of those posts that makes me say, “I wish I’d thought of that.”
Wow.
Thanks for all the traffic, and the compliments. I'm not worthy ! I'm not worthy !
I actually tried to do something like this in the 8th grade, then again in college. (You don't concern yourself with biblical consistency at such a young age unless you take it very, very seriously, BTW.) Then I read something online by Dan Barker that prompted me to try again.
I look forward to seeing someone take this script to Broadway.
Posted by: The Whited Sepulchre | December 08, 2008 at 09:46 PM