The Passion of the Christ

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The Passion of the Christ
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Thu, 02-26-2004 - 12:58am
Has anyone been able to see it yet?

I knew it would be opening big, but I was surprised to find out this morning that one of the local 20-plexes was showing it to sold out crowds on every screen from 6:30 this morning to around 11:00 when their usual lineup started and The Passion only continued on a few screens.

I've been reading incredibly moving reactions to it like this one in National Review--

"THE PASSION IN HARLEM

I just got out of a screening at the Magic Johnson Theatres up at 123rd and Frederick Douglass in Harlem. The theatre was packed, with an audience that was about 85 percent black, and included many seniors (of course: daytime). The response to the film was just about universal: Loud applause at the end, and vocal endorsements of the movie as we exited. One sweet elderly lady, I’d say about 80 years old, was shaking her head on the way out, saying: “If you read the Bible, that’s exactly what happened.” Another woman, in her 30s, was brushing away tears. “It’s not the movie,” she said,” it’s the reality of the thing.” During the screening, the man I set next to—a guy in his 20s, tall, strong, and vigorous-looking, nobody’s wimp—gasped at some of the cruelties inflicted on Jesus. (When Jesus’ cross is turned over on its face so He can be nailed to it more securely, this man blurted out, “Oh, s***, that’s too much.”) Before the movie started, there was a little film in which Magic Johnson explained the rules for his theatres: “No talking. . . . No hats or colors . . . . If you have a problem on the street, don’t bring it inside.” I couldn’t help thinking: There is a problem on the street, every street, and this movie is about the solution."

I wanted to see it this weekend, but now the local news is reporting that virtually every showing in Dallas through the weekend is already sold out, so now I have to wait til next Saturday.

Renee

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Fri, 03-05-2004 - 9:42am


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Sat, 03-06-2004 - 3:38pm
Actuaully, you're thinking in terms of present day oppressors, not historically. That is why a good portion of Europe speaks speaks Romance languages, the 'Anglosphere' speaks English which is primarily Germanic with a good deal of Norman French added, and why Aramaic and Latin were the languages in use in Jerusalem in Jesus's day. The Aramaic came to Jerusalem when it was conquerred by the Persian Empire, and by Jesus's day, was the language of the common people. Latin was the language of the ruling class. Hebrew had been a dead language for centuries by that time.


Edited 3/6/2004 8:51 pm ET ET by wrhen

Renee

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Sun, 03-07-2004 - 11:49am
I have found that in my life I need to go ahead on my spiritual journey and pray that by my example of continuing on, my husband will follow. He is on his own journey and we're not in the same place. It would be wrong for me to expect him to keep pace with me....and it would be equally wrong for me to ignore God's plan for my life by not continuing on with my journey. If you want to see this movie, GO!! Perhaps when your husband sees the impact it had on you, he'll be motivated (whether by curiosity or emotions) to see it himself.

Nancy

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Sun, 03-07-2004 - 11:53am
Does it really matter which language Jesus spoke? The important thing is, do you hear what he had to SAY??
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Sun, 03-07-2004 - 2:47pm
Like I said, there was no real point to that inquiry, it was just a curiosity.

Miffy

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Sun, 03-07-2004 - 6:35pm
And curiousity is a good thing!

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Mon, 03-08-2004 - 10:50am
Please name one contradiction in the Word. I have yet to find one verse that undermines another.
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Mon, 03-08-2004 - 10:52am

Off the top of my head.........


An eye for an eye. Turn the other cheek.


Biblical Inconsistencies.


See link..............


http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/inconsistencies.shtml




Edited 3/8/2004 11:06:38 AM ET by cl-libraone

 


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Mon, 03-08-2004 - 2:40pm

Off the top of my head.........


An eye for an eye. Turn the other cheek.


Biblical Inconsistencies.


That's before jesus came and straigtened things out with a better understanding.

Tonya
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Mon, 03-08-2004 - 2:47pm

As a matter of fact, if you don't believe what I just said, look for yourself in Matthew Chapter 5.

Tonya

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