Synopsis
The Gospel in Stone Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryRe - enacts the story of the life of Christ in medieval sculpture, carved originally for the education of the illiterate. A tribute to the heritage of southwest Philadelphia. Revolutionary battles and Colonial events are described against a backround of historic sites, such as the gardens and mansion of naturalist John Bartram.
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Details
- Running time
- 21 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · A Delight · kat78 · 2022-07-07
Lovely, lovely, lovely! A poem in stone, and a delight to the ear! My only quarrel is that the narrator did not make it clear which sculptures illustrate revealed Scripture, and which illustrate mere human tradition.