Season 1 Episode 11: Ann Sexton and the humanity of Jesus

Ann Sexton’s poem “Jesus Walking” refers to the Gospel of Luke Chapter 4, in which Jesus faces temptation in the wilderness. The poem and the gospel story engage concepts of divinity, humanity, temptation, and mission.

Works Cited and Consulted:

Joseph Campbell, The Hero’s Journey, 2018.

Homer, The Odyssey.

Nikos Kazantzakis, The Last Temptation of Christ, translated by P. A. Bien. Simon and Schuster reprint, 1998.

Martin Scorsese, The Last Temptation of Christ, 1988

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Season 1 Episode 10: Annunciation and Virginity