The Carpenter’s Son was banned in the Philippines for presenting Jesus as “rebellious, malicious, or seemingly under demonic influence” and for its “contemptuous” and “violent, sexual, or degrading” portrayals of religious imagery and figures. None of that seems fair. There is nothing particularly blasphemous about the film. It’s just not very good. But it is of interest for those of us who study apocryphal literature to see how a modern filmmaker uses the text and to see how the public reacts to it. ...Tony Burke is an expert, perhaps the expert, on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. So his reaction to the film is of particular interest.
PaleoJudaica posts on The Carpenter's Son (which I have not seen), with some of my own comments based mainly on the trailers, are here and links.
Visit PaleoJudaica daily for the latest news on ancient Judaism and the biblical world.
