Basically, until any of us has seen the movie I don't think we can give our educated opinion about it.

So if you weren't in the Civil War, you can't give your "educated opinion about it"?

-Rudey

I'm going to see this movie with a coworker of mine that really wants to see it. I'm bringing a box of tissues with me because I just know I'll need them. If I cry at the end of Jesus of Nazareth, and this movie is much more graphic, then I'll need tissues.

My only hope when this movie comes out, is that nut jobs/fanatics wont take certain things the wrong way and inflict harm and hatred or anything else against the Jews or any other group of people.

I honestly don't think this is a concern. Certain activists have planted this idea in the minds of the public as a way of protesting the film. But there's nothing to indicate that it's a real possibility

Passion plays go on every year at Easter time. (Kiddie Easter pageants at churches, parades and processions in ethnic neighborhods, etc.) You mentioned Zefferelli's "Jesus of Nazareth". Then there are old time classics like "King of Kings", "The Robe", and "Barrabas", each taking a different degree and direction of poetic license.

Has any of these ever caused increased violence against any American Jewish community? No. Thus, I dont' think it will be the case this time either.

--add

Yes

Yeah, umm, ok.

-Rudey
--I seriously wonder about some of you.

Don't worry, some of seriously wonder about you

That's fine. As long as you're wondering how ridiculously brilliant I am.

-Rudey

Is that what you think you are.
Wake up Rudy, you're dreaming.

My problem is Mel Gibson's over confidence that his vision is THE right vision. The bible was written almost 2000 years ago in another language by authors we still are not sure were actually alive during the time of Christ. But beyond this, because I know there are many people who believe the Bible is literal and that everything in the Bible happened exactly as it described, every piece of human writing fact or fiction, modern or ancient is open to some level of interpretation. Unless you can speak to the author you don't know if he uses the same words as you do in the same way. And this is before you even take into account translation.

And personally (this is definitely a lot more subjective) I think its very un-Christian for anyone to think they can interpet God/Christ so accurately and precisely. For one to think they can so clearly understand the vision of God and further to believe they can interpret it with no error is in effect deifying themselves and that is wrong. As a Catholic this has always been the center of my inner conflict about remaining a Catholic (and why I have had problems with varying other sects and faiths).

We are constantly told all humans have faults and sins but the bible written by humans has no errors in it and humans who have read it and interpretted each insist they have made no errors in their interpretation. How are these ideas not conflicting?

I plan on seeing it for one reason: To piss off my Holy Roller Pentacostal Mother in Law! :D (It's bad enough that I am agnostic and her son is atheist...a fact that she is in denial of)

Her church is against people seeing it, so she won't go. I want to see it to check out my own interpretation instead of having a church or a group do it for me! :rolleyes:

From my understanding, many Christian denominations believe that the Bible was written by God through human means, and is therefore infalliable. He would not allow it to be "mistranslated" as it were.

Not saying this is necessarily correct or right but that's what some people believe and therefore why they take the Bible literally.

Jill will you be my new best friend? :D

Hell yeah girl! :D You know it! :D

(Well, hell I guess I am part Canadian...married to one!)

BTW, I am itching to hit Toronto again...one of my bridesmaids works for the Kidney Foundation there

Well being part Canadian is better than nothing at all! :D

When you come to Toronto you should let me know. We can meet up...maybe do a Tdot GC gathering!