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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] I think the controversy is that this film has been touted as historically accurate, despite being based on a particular interpretation of the Passion written by a pair of Romanian nuns several hundred years after the fact. A pair who from what I gather are well know for their anti-Semitic writings. I think there is also some question as to who actually condemned Christ to death. According to some bloke who was around within a generation of the events (as opposed to the gospel writers who weren't) it wasn't the Jewish priests who actually condemned him and that it was in fact to Romans. This tracks with the fact that crucifixion was a Roman punishment for treason and rebellion while the Jewish punishment for blasphemy at the time was (so I gather) stoning. Not that the priesthood wouldn't want a potentially threatening religious leader done away with, I'm sure they'd do it themselves if they had the chance. I haven't seen this film yet so I can't comment on the accuracy of some of these points (not that a truly accurate account is even possible) but given that Gibson is a devout Catholic, his idea of accuracy probably involves taking the gospels word for word, misprint for misprint. Given his track record with films like Braveheart, with it's many licence taking elements, despite claims of historical truth, I'm not expecting an impartial version of what probably took place. I do expect it to be a deeply moving and glorious depiction of the Gospels. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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