Comments on: Those British Jesus Movies http://availablelightonline.com/blog/2005/12/19/those-british-jesus-movies/ blog of a Spirit-filled, post-political, Reforming Christian. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:42 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ken http://availablelightonline.com/blog/2005/12/19/those-british-jesus-movies/#comment-5071 Ken Fri, 23 Dec 2005 18:22:01 +0000 http://availablelightonline.com/blog/archives/2005/12/19/those-british-jesus-movies/#comment-5071 And a Roman speaking modern English would probably have an accent more like Ricardo Montalban than Mid-Atlantic King's English. The convention of Biblical figures speaking British-Upper-Class English has spread far and wide. My sister-in-law (Iraqi Christian from Kurdistan) speaks Aramaic (it's her denomination's liturgical language). She had one complaint about <i>The Passion</i> -- that all the Aramaic was spoken with such thick English accents. (Kinge Jaymes 1611 Englyshe leaking through even in ancient Judea?) And a Roman speaking modern English would probably have an accent more like Ricardo Montalban than Mid-Atlantic King’s English.

The convention of Biblical figures speaking British-Upper-Class English has spread far and wide. My sister-in-law (Iraqi Christian from Kurdistan) speaks Aramaic (it’s her denomination’s liturgical language). She had one complaint about The Passion — that all the Aramaic was spoken with such thick English accents.

(Kinge Jaymes 1611 Englyshe leaking through even in ancient Judea?)

]]> By: Andrew http://availablelightonline.com/blog/2005/12/19/those-british-jesus-movies/#comment-5067 Andrew Tue, 20 Dec 2005 02:20:58 +0000 http://availablelightonline.com/blog/archives/2005/12/19/those-british-jesus-movies/#comment-5067 He wouldn't have been white, had blue eyes, or long hair either! He wouldn’t have been white, had blue eyes, or long hair either!

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