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Salt of the Earth is a 1954 American film drama written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico.Because all three men were blacklisted by the Hollywood establishment due to their alleged involvement in communist politics, [1] Salt of the Earth was one of the first fully independent films made outside of the Hollywood studio system.
Salt of the earth is a phrase used by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, part of a discourse on salt and light. Salt of the earth may also refer to: Film.
The Salt of the Earth (also released under the French title Le sel de la terre) is a 2014 internationally co-produced biographical documentary film directed by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado. [3] It portrays the works of Salgado's father, the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. [4]
"Salt of the Earth" is the final song from English rock band the Rolling Stones album Beggars Banquet (1968). Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards , the song includes an opening lead vocal by Richards.
Salting the earth, or sowing with salt, is the ritual of spreading salt on the sites of cities razed by conquerors. [1] [2] It originated as a curse on re-inhabitation in the ancient Near East and became a well-established folkloric motif in the Middle Ages. [3] The best-known example is the salting of Shechem as narrated in the Biblical Book ...
Salt and light are images used by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, one of the main teachings of Jesus on morality and discipleship. [1] These images are in Matthew 5:13 , 14 , 15 and 16 [ 2 ] The general theme of Matthew 5:13–16 is promises and expectations, and these expectations follow the promises of the first part.
The issue of salt losing its flavour is somewhat problematic. Salt itself, sodium chloride (NaCl), is extremely stable and cannot lose its flavour.France notes that Jesus was giving a lesson in moral philosophy and "not teaching chemistry"; to him, whether or not the proverbial image is factually accurate is of little relevance to the actual message of this verse. [31]
Herbert J. Biberman (March 4, 1900 [1] – June 30, 1971) was an American screenwriter and film director. He was one of the Hollywood Ten and directed Salt of the Earth (1954), a film barely released in the United States, about a zinc miners' strike in Grant County, New Mexico.