On The Passion of the Christ: Exploring the Issues Raised by the Controversial Movie

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Paula Fredriksen
University of California Press, 14 févr. 2006 - 284 pages
The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson, was a commercial success of astonishing proportions, ranking as one of the highest grossing films of all time. It also unleashed a torrent of controversy and debate, provoking passionate responses, both negative and positive, from people of widely divergent backgrounds and beliefs. Exposing fundamental differences of opinion about everything from the historical reliability of gospel stories to the political power of Hollywood, the film continues to stir up accusations of anti-Semitism, gratuitous violence, and gross misrepresentation of the Bible. This book—whose contributors include theologians, journalists, academics, and clergy from Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish traditions—provides a wide spectrum of views and backgrounds. The essays consider the historical and ethical conundrums presented by the New Testament in general and by The Passion of the Christ in particular. The contributors’ discussions range from the film’s theological and historical underpinnings, to its cinematic and cultural implications, to the issues surrounding the millennia-long question "Who really killed Jesus?"
 

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JON MEACHAM
1
JAY TOLSON AND LINDA KULMAN
17
PAULA FREDRIKSEN
31
PHILIP CUNNINGHAM
49
LAWRENCE FRIZZELL
65
JAMES MARTIN S
95
JIM WALLIS
111
SUSAN THISTLETHWAITE
127
ADELE REINHARTZ
165
EUGENE KORN AND JOHN PAWLIKOWSKI O S M
181
AMYJILL LEVINE
197
DEBORAH CALDWELL
211
AD HOC SCHOLARS REPORT
225
255 LEON WIESELTIER
255
STEPHEN PROTHERO
267
BEN WITHERINGTON III
283

MARY C BOYS S N M
147

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Paula Fredriksen is Aurelio Professor of Scripture at Boston University. She is the author of Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews (National Jewish Book Award for Interfaith Relations), and From Jesus to Christ (Yale Governors’ Award, Best Book). She has appeared as featured speaker in the PBS documentary From Jesus to Christ and served as historical consultant for the BBC production The Lives of Jesus and for U.S. News and World Report's "The Life and Times of Jesus."

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