A film detailing the final hours and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
I have been hearing about this movie for quite some time, and am interested in knowing as much as I can about it prior to the film. So far what I have heard has been good.
A recent article has comments from Billy Graham's positive reaction to the film.
As with any film which has biblical content, there is always controversy. Sometimes the controversy arises from the inaccuracy of the film as compared to scriptures. Others however arise from those who find the film offensive because it accurately portrays scripture. This film seams to be of the second kind.
Some Jewish groups are upset because it portrays the Jews as responsible for the crucifiction of Jesus. This is of course true according to scripture. Theologically however, all of mankind is responsible for His death, because it was our sin past, present which necessitated a sacrifice, if we were to be saved. At it was the Father's will to demonstrate mercy by saving those who would beleive on Him:
But the LORD was pleased to crush Him, putting Him to grief Isaiah 53:10 NASB
Also of interest is that the dialogue in the movie will be in authentic languages used in the time of Christ, Hebrew and Aramaic. There is some debate over whether the subtitles will be included in the final film.
The movie's release date is Feb 25th, 2004.
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Please post comments for any updates, or comments you have about this movie.
An interesting project.
Mel Gibson's "The Passion" is, if nothing else, an interesting project. It is reminiscent of the passion plays of the middle ages when actors were carted through the streets depicting scenes from the last days of Christ's stay on earth. Similarly, as Gibson's version uses the original languages, making it incomprehensible, the orignal passion plays were either silent or accompanied by a priest narrating the scene in Latin.