Rhonda, I didn't get to watch Mel Gibson
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Rhonda, I didn't get to watch Mel Gibson
| Sat, 02-21-2004 - 8:04am |
interview on Primetime but I did see the special on last night's Dateline NBC "The Last Days of Jesus" and afterwards, I flipped the channels and noticed on TBN, "The Making of The Passion of Christ". Both shows were so interesting! The Dateline show had quite a few Jesus scholars (disagreeing on things, too) discussing who killed Jesus. I've always thought that most sane people would gather from reading the Bible that not all Jews wanted Jesus killed back then - the San Hedrin (sp?) did not represent all people. They did bring up an interesting point about Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem the week of Passover and how the crowds were out there to greet him. He was quite popular & I'm sure alot of Jewish folks wished that Jesus would have brought the Kingdom of God in their lifetime to overthrow the Roman rule over them. However, I DO agree that Mel had no intention of anything anti-Semitic in this movie. The TBN special brought out a good point that in the book of John, Jesus said that his crucifixion had been planned all along. It it is obvious that Mel wanted to make this an experience for the whole world. I liked how he phrased it, not a film experience, but an experience. I know I am going to go see the movie, now!

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I've really become so unenchanted with television as a whole and I'm thinking the kids are right on by watching Sponge Bob! I've stopped watching the morning network news programs and have switched to our local channel 5 news in the morning.
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The book I just finished last night (The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left's Assault on Our Culture and Values by Tammy Bruce) deals with this whole trend in society. It is very upsetting to me. The media is so liberal, and the vocal liberal elite are the ones determining policy in this country even though it goes against what the majority believes. I'm really hoping this movie and all the hoopla surrounding it will light a fire under Christians, conservatives, and others with just the good old traditional values this country was founded on, so they will become more active and not sit back and politely
~~Rhonda~~
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Personally, I like to prove all things, as it says to do in the Bible. I'm always so curious about these skeptics of the Bible, so I try to stay abreast of what they are coming out with even though I know they can't shake my beliefs. I guess the "watch and pray always" passages of the Bible make me tune in to the news, even if it is slanted.
I agree with you that both sides of an issue should be presented. After that TBN special "The Making of The Passion of The Christ" was over, TBN had another neat show about the question of Jesus' resurrection. They DID show both sides of that issue. I was very impressed! I wish our TV guide would list that channel - I never know what's on that one & I love alot of their programming.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4315203/
Fortunately, there are plenty of Biblical scholars who are Christian as well. Our pastor refers to their writings to supplement his sermons.
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I've heard that he put between 25 and 30 million of his own money up to make the film. It is truly a labor of love and a calling for him.
~~Rhonda~~
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There are so many reviews or commentaries on the film it's impossible to keep up. Log onto boston.com and go to A&E for a review, a commentary, and 2 editorials - one from a columnist who's Jewish, the other from a Roman Catholic who's been hypercritical of the Church (I'm trying to remember his background, and I believe he was a seminarian at one point in his life). I tried to copy all the links here, but was unsuccessful.
Our local paper quoted some of our clergy on their thoughts. The Zen Buddhist representative's only negative comment was that Christians should be expectant of how the film will resonate in the Jewish community. The other only negative comments were the film covered the "how" well, but not enough of the "why" of Jesus' death. Films are very good media for spiritual matters, IMO, so I don't think anyone will cover that part of it well. I haven't seen any of those movies in the "Left Behind" series, so maybe I shouldn't judge that area!
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