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A 5 page book review that analyzing the role and value of the dramatic arts in Peter Pitzelle's text Scripture Windows (1997). In this text, Pitzele outlines his method of using drama to enhance religious education and as a means to helping individuals to find the inner meaning of scriptural passage. Pitzele calls this process "Bibliodrama," and defines it as a "creative and expressive mode of biblical interpretation; it is kind of a dramatic play" (Pitzele 23). This examination of Pitzele's philosophy focuses on how this author sees drama as relating to religion and religious investigation, its role and its value. No additional sources cited.
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to find the inner meaning of scriptural passage. Pitzele calls this process "Bibliodrama," and defines it as a "creative and expressive mode of biblical interpretation; it is kind of
a dramatic play" (Pitzele 23). The following examination of Pitzeles philosophy focuses on how this author sees drama as relating to religion and religious investigation, its role and its value.
First of all, Pitzele stresses that Bibliodrama is an adaptable form in which there is no one right way in which to conduct it; however, there is a set of
conventions that Pitzele outlines and explains. The genius of a Bibliodrama lie not only in the manner in which a specific passage from the Bible is read, but also in
the "spaces between the words" (Pitzele 23). In other words, what the passage implies or suggests. Within the context of changing times and changing circumstances, the implications of text provides
the modern biblical students with "endless potential for fresh interpretation" (Pitzele 24). However, n order to prepare to conducting such interpretation, the author advances that the participant in Bibliodrama should
become a student of biblical commentary. This does not imply that individuals must immerse themselves in study; however, study of biblical commentary facilitates the develop of the interpretive imagination
(Pitzele 24). This process can be encouraged by reading by Bible commentary or even by viewing how filmmakers have interpreted scripture in films such as East of Eden or The
Ten Commandments (Pitzele 24). Additionally, Pitzele relates how Jewish midrash has been influential in the development of his concept of Bibliodrama. In particular, he relates a midrash as told by
Lawrence Kushner in his book The River of Light. In this text, Kushner relates how a story of how three mysterious strangers came to visit Abraham prior to the destruction
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