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"The Passion of the Christ" official film site. |
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IMDB - reviews, details, comments, trailers, sites, etc. |
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Hollywood Jesus: visual review, spiritual connections, forum, etc. |
| Books:
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| Beliefnet
- Numerous articles & features. |
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"Does Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' Preach the Gospel?" Michael
Hardin & Jeff Krantz, PreachingPeace.org. |
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"'The Passion of
the Christ' and the Passion of Jesus: A Reflection on Mel Gibson's Film,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia. |
| Reviews &
Discussion at the Weblog of Dr. Mark Goodacre, University of Birmingham,
U.K. |
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"Resources for Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ'," Mark Vitalis
Hoffman, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. |
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Roger
Ebert Review (****), Chicago Sun-Times. |
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The New York
Times, special section on "The Passion of the Christ." |
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Talk About the Passion: Resources for Viewers of the Gibson Film, Sarah
Dylan Breuer. |
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"The
Passion of Mel Gibson," Carter Heyward, A Globe of Witnesses. |
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Special section at Christianity Today Movies. |
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The NCC
Reflection Guide to Mel Gibson's Film, National Council of Churches USA. |
| "The Passion:
Opportunities for Discipleship," United Methodist Church General Board of
Discipleship. |
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"Gibson Agonistes:
Anatomy of a Neo-Manichean Vision of Jesus," Mahlon H. Smith, Rutgers
University, Ash Wednesday, 2004. |
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FaithandValues.com reviews, study guides, etc. |
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Articles on "The Passion of the Christ" in America Magazine. |
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Resources for
Progressive Christians, Faith Futures Foundation. |
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The Christian Scholars Group on Christian-Jewish Relations:
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"Exploring Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ," The Journal
of Religion and Film Special Edition, February 2004:
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"Are the
Gospel Passion Accounts Anti-Jewish?" Dennis Hamm, S.J. |
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"Christ's
Passion on Stage: the Traditional Melodrama of the Deicide," Gordon R.
Mork. |
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"Christian Anti-Semitism: Past History, Present Challenges: Reflections in
Light of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ," John T.
Pawlikowski, OSM, Ph.D. |
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"Passion-ate Moments in the Jesus Film Genre," Adele Reinhartz |
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"Romans,
Greeks, and Jews: The World of Jesus and the Disciples," Sidnie White
Crawford. |
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"The
Arrest and Sentencing of Jesus: A Historical Reconstruction," Philip A.
Cunningham. |
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"Gibson's
Passion: A Case Study in Manipulation?" Mark Silk. |
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"Sectarian
Catholicism and Mel Gibson," Michael G. Lawler. |
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"A Letter to Christians: How Should the Church Respond to The Passion of
the Christ?" Jeffrey Overstreet, Looking Closer: Searching for
truth, beauty and meaning in the movies. |
| A
Guide for Presbyterian Viewers, Edward McNulty, Presbyterians Today. |
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Spirituality and Health review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. |
| The Film Forum ("Christian Conversation about the
Movies") reviews:
Stef
Loy, Steve
Lansingh,
Carole McDonnell,
Jeff Diaz. |
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Letter
from Jerusalem: Hollywood Holy Land, Sandra Scham, Archaeology.
"Can anyone know the facts about the death of Jesus?" |
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"Concerns
and Recommendations in Anticipation of the Forthcoming Film," Consultative
Panel on Lutheran-Jewish Relations, Department for Ecumenical Affairs,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. |
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"The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ," Anne Catherine Emmerich,
1774-1824, "Mystic, Stigmatist, Visionary, and Prophet". (Some have said that
some of the material "filled in" on the movie, came from here.) |
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"Gibson's
Passion: Some Need-to-Know Background," Carol Schersten LaHurd, ELCA.org. |
| "Criteria
for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion," Bishop's Committee
for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, National Conference of Catholic
Bishops. |
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"Zeal of Approval: 'Passion' not worth all the controversy," Nick Nunziata,
CNN Headline News. |
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"A Powerful, Personal 'Passion'," Paul Clinton, CNN. |
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"What the Critics Are Saying," CNN. |
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"'Passion' actress: Film not anti-Semitic," CNN. |
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"The Passion of
the Christ," ELCA "Faith Lens", a weekly Bible Study/discussion for youth. |
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"The Death
of Jesus and Anti-Semitism: Seeking Interfaith Understanding," Raymond E.
Brown, S.S., Catholic Update. |
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"Jesus and the
Jews," The Jerusalem Post Upfront. Several articles. |
| "Interview
with James Caviezel: 'You Want Me to Play Jesus?'" Newsweek/MSNBC. |
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Gibson's Passion, First Things: The Journal Of Religion and Public Life. |
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"Filming Jesus:
Between Authority and Heresy," Paul V.M. Flesher & Robert Torry,
Society of Biblical Literature Forum. |
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"Passions, Past and Present," David Remnick, The New Yorker. |
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"Think
Again: The Passion and the Tar Baby," Jerusalem Post OnLine. (Free
registration required to view article.) |
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"'Passion' Preview Shocks Jewish Academics," Jerusalem Post OnLine. (Free
registration required to view article.) |
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"Not My Passion," Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago Divinity School. |
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The Passion Movie Special Issue, Youth Specialties. |
| "The Passion of
the Christ: A Biblical Guide,"
www.harvest.org. |
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"The Passion Promises Faith-sharing Opportunities," Eric Reed,
LeadershipJournal.net, Christianity Today. |
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"What's a Youth Worker to Do with The Passion?" Doug Clark, Youth
Specialties. |
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"Biblical
Scholar [John Dominic Crossan] Criticizes 'Passion'," Jim Baker, Lawrence
Journal World, Lawrence, Kansas. |
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"A Gospel of Love and Hope: How to Respond to Mel Gibson's
'Passion'," Rabbi Michael Lerner, Tikkun.org. |
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"The Thorny Line Between Art and Propaganda," Richard L. Cravatts, PhD.,
Jewsweek. |
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"Passion Film
Beats Rings Record," BBC News World Edition - gateway to other BBC
articles. |
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"The Passion Inflames the Web," Jason Silverman, Wired. |
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"On the
Physical Death of Jesus Christ," William D. Edwards, MD; Wesley J. Gabel,
MDiv; Floyd E. Hosmer, MS, AMI. Reprinted from JAMA, 1986. |
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Rolling Stone Review, Peter Travers. |
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Screen It! Entertainment Reviews - Parental Review. |
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Decent
Films: Film appreciation, information and criticism informed by Christian
faith. |
| Outreach
Resources. |
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"The
Passion of Christ: A Six Week Group Exploring The Passion Movie by Mel
Gibson," Campus Crusade for Christ. |
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"The Passion of the Christ Film Guides," Youth for Christ. |
| Promotional
Materials for "The Passion of the Christ". |
| "So What's
the Good News?" David Ansen, Newsweek/MSNBC. |
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Reel.com review by Tim Knight. |
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RottenTomatoes.com - links to over 200 reviews. |
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The Onion
a.v.club review by Keith Phipps. |
| Ecumenical and
Presbyterian Resources, Bruce P. Gillette, First Presbyterian Church,
Pitman, N.J. |
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"The Science of the Crucifixion," Cahleen Shier, Ph.D., Azuza Pacific
University. |
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"Comment: 'Passion' Rouses Emotions -- in All the Wrong Ways," Rev.
Michael Coffey, San Antonio Express-News. (requires registration) |
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"'Passion' Has All of Crucifixion's Gore, None of Its Redemption," Mike
Greenberg, San Antonio Express-News. (requires registration) |
| Rev. Nancy Rockwell, review from
church newsletter. |
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"Christians Have Truer Picture of Cross, Thanks to Gibson," Frank "Buzz"
Trexler. |
| The Australian
Passion Network. Includes Bible Studies, news reports, etc. |
| A brief
Bible Study for after the film. The Australian Passion Network. |
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Review, Yung
Suk Kim, Vanderbilt University. |
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"Gibson's
Passion: Two Dissenting Views," Steve Teles and Steve Harvester, at
Mark A.R. Kleiman's "A Fair and Balanced Weblog". (Blog format - scroll down
to March 1.) |
| "The Passion of Mel Gibson:
A Review of 'The Passion of the Christ'," Dr. Robert J. Schneider,
Department of Philosophy and Religion, Appalachian State University, Boone,
NC. |
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"Some
Critical Comments on Mel Gibson's Movie The Passion of the Christ in Light of
Historical Criticism," Dr. Gerd Lüdemann, Georg-August-University
Göttingen, Germany. |
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"Do you
own a crucifix?" A five question study guide for Christians by Rev.
Stephen A. Springer, The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. For constructive conversation and dialog after seeing the film.
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"Special Gibson," Margaret M. Mitchell, Sightings, 2004. Martin
Marty Center, The University of Chicago Divinity School. |
| Links and
Articles related to "The Passion of the Christ," faithmaps.org. |
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"Mel's
Jesus: A 'Real Man' or Just a Toon?" Paul V.M. Flesher, University of
Wyoming. The Bible and Interpretation. |
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"Mel
Gibson's Passion Play," Bruce Chilton, Bard College. The Bible and
Interpretation. |
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"Whose Passion?
Media, Faith & Controversy," video of a panel discussion at USC Annenberg
School for Communication. |
| "A
Paixão de Cristo," a set of links by Airton José da Silva, Professor in
the Department of Biblical Sciences and Languages at the Faculty of Theology
and Religious Studies of the Pontifical University of Campinas, SP, Brazil. |
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"The
Protocols of Mel Gibson," Katha Pollitt, The Nation, March 11,
2004. |
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"One Poll Finds 'Passion' Makes Viewers Less Likely to Blame Jews for
Crucifixion," Joe Berkofsky, JTA News. |
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Study Guides and Resources for "The Passion of the Christ" Film, United
Theological Seminary. |
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"The Missing Logic that Threatens the Jewish Other," A review of The
Passion of the Christ by Mark D. Nanos, Rockhurst University. |
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"Arafat: Passion of the Christ 'Impressive'," Jerusalem Post Online. |
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"Last
Temptation Writer: Mel's Passion is Medieval," Xan Brooks, Guardian
Unlimited Film. (Interview with Paul Schrader, screenwriter of Martin
Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. (Also check out links at
bottom of article.) |
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"The War on Mel Gibson," Gary North, LewRockwell.com. |
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"Scandalous Travesty of the Gospels," IC Birmingham (UK), Birmingham
Post. |
| "Has 'The
Passion' Caused Miracles?" Jeanette Walls with Ashley Pearson, MSNBC. |
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"Pastor
Dies at Passion Screening," BBC News, UK Edition. |
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"Why I won't be watching The Passion of the Christ," Faruq Fayaz,
BBC Religion & Ethics: Islam. |
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"A
Judaic Reading of the Passion Narratives for Mel Gibson To Consider,"
Jacob Neusner, Bible and Interpretation. |
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"Which
Passion? Which Christ? (A Recapitulation)," Johann Christoph Arnold,
Bruderhof Communities. |
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"Not This Easter, Mel," Frank Schaffer, Christianity Today Movies. |
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"How
Faithful is Gibson's Passion?" The Revd Dr. Andrew Goddard, Tutor in
Christian Ethics, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. BBC News. |
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"Confessed
after seeing 'Passion'," Karin Bohm-Pederson, Jonathan Tisdall,
Aftenposten, News from Norway. |
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"Loosely Based on a True Story: The Passion of Jesus Christ in Verbal and
Visual Media," John Dominic Crossan, Tikkun Magazine Online. |
| "Mel
Gibson Revives an Old Message of Hate..." Michael Lerner, International
Herald Tribune. |
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"The
Power of 'The Passion'," Joseph Farah, WorldNet. |
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"Arab Censors Giving 'Passion' Wide Latitude - Gibson Film Packs Mideast Movie
Houses," Charles Levinson, San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate.com. |
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"Mel Gibson's Passion," James Carroll, Tikkun. |
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"'The Passion,' One Woman's Opinion," Elain Holtz, Awakened Woman
e-magazine. |
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"Belief
that Jews Were Responsible for Christ's Death Increases," The Pew Research
Center for the People and the Press. |
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"Using Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ to Explore the Heart of
Your Faith - A Discussion Starter," the Rev. Keith Thompson,
Westminster UMC, Westminster CO. |
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"Bloody Purim & the Bloody Passion," Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Sojourners. |
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"The
Passion of Christ in Art," narrated by Joseph Phelan at Artcyclopedia. |
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"The 'Look' of Mel
Gibson's The Passion of the Christ," Joseph Phelan, Artcyclopedia. |
| Faculty
Respond to Gibson's Film, Reviews by Ted Peters and Martha E. Stortz,
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. |
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"The
Passion of the Christ - Reflections by Mark S. Heim," Andover Newton
Theological School. |
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"Why
Did They Kill Jesus?" Ched Myers. Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ,
Anti-Semitism and the Gospel: Mark Trial Narrative as Political Parody,
Tikkun. |
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"Comments
on Mel Gibson's The Passion," Erik M. Heen, PhD, Associate
Professor of New Testament & Greek, Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Philadelphia. |
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"Jesus at the
Movies," Gregory Allen Robbins, SBL Forum. |
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"Inter-Jewish Conflict and the Passion of Jesus," Anthony J. Tomasino,
The Bible and Interpretation. |
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"The
Horror & The Passion: Evil and Redemption at the box office,"
Thomas Hibbs, National Review Online. |
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"Religious
Panel Reviews 'Passion'," Van-Anh Tran, Daily Bruin, UCLA. |
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"The Passion of
the Christ: Was It As It Was? Biblical scholars discern fact from artistic
license," Bill Howard, Texas Catholic Online. |
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"Personal Reflections on My Viewing of Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the
Christ'," James D. Tabor, The Jewish Roman World of Jesus. |
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Special Edition on Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, Journal
of Religion and Society, 2004. |
| "My Thoughts on The Passion of the Christ," (1
of 3) (2
of 3) by Stephen C. Carlson at Hypotyposeis. |
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"Crossan examination: Jesus Scholar Looks at 'Passion' and politics of
Christ," Alexander Stevens, Daily News. |
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"The Passion, Pornography and Polemic: In Defense of The Passion of the
Christ," Mark Goodacre, The Bible and Interpretation. |
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"Mel Gibson's Passion and Fascism's Piety of Pain," Matthew Fox, Tikkun. |
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"Mel
Gibson's 'Passion of the Christ,' Anti-Semitism and the Gospel: Mark's Trial
Narrative as Political Parody," Ched Myers, April 2004. |
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"Passion of the Christ raises questions among Buddhist audiences,"
AsiaNews.it. |
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"The
Passion's Passionate Despisers," Kenneth L. Woodward, First
Things. |
