![]() Jewish leaders have protested that many of the scenes that take place are inaccurate and promote anti-Semitism (these scenes were taken from The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ ). The film’s main theme is to dramatize the non-stop violence and cruelty that is inflicted upon Jesus during the days leading up to his crucifixion. He uses as his sources the books of the four apostles, and draws many scenes -which do not appear in the Gospels – from The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by the Catholic mystic Anne Catherine Emmerich. Gibson’s film dramatizes the last days of the life of Jesus. Fortunately, makers of this film genre don’t have to defend themselves before an Inquisition as they would have had to do in the past, or worry about a Fatwah now – all they have to fear are boycotts from offended organizations. The Passion of the Christ, produced by Mel Gibson, was no exception. Available from for $13.57.Įvery time a “Jesus film” has been made, from the silent films which deliberately omitted the trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin, to the more recent films that have not, it has always produced controversy and concern. ![]() 198 pages, includes glossary, sources, but no index. ![]() Jesus and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ: The Film, the Gospels and the Claims of History. ![]()
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