Perspectives on The Passion of the Christ : religious thinkers and writers explore the issues raised by the controversial movie / - New York, N.Y. : Miramax Books, [2004]. - xii, 288p ; pbk ; 23.5cm.

Who really killed Jesus? / Jon Meacham -- The other Jesus : how a Jewish reformer lost his Jewish identity / Jay Tolson and Linda Kulman -- Gospel truths : Hollywood, history, and Christianity / Paula Fredriksen -- Much will be required of the person entrusted with much : assembling a passion drama from the four Gospels / Philip Cunningham -- The death of Jesus and the death of the Temple / Lawrence Frizzell -- Numb struck : an Evangelical reflects on Gibson's Passion / Ben Witherington III -- The last station : a Catholic reflection on The Passion / James Martin -- The Passion and the message / Jim Wallis -- Mel makes a war movie / Susan Thistlethwaite -- Seeing different movies, talking past each other / Mary C. Boys -- Jesus of Hollywood / Adele Reinhartz -- Commitment to community : interfaith relations and faithful witness / Eugene Korn and John Pawlinkowski -- First take the log out of you own eye : different viewpoints, different movies / Amy-Jill Levine -- Selling Passion / Deborah Caldwell -- Ad hoc scholars report -- The worship of blood / Leon Wieseltier -- Jesus nation, Catholic Christ / Stephen Prothero -- Steve Martin, "Script notes."

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Jesus Christ--crucifixion--in movies.
Jesus Christ--passion--movies.
Gibson, Mel Passion of the Chirst (movie) --criticism and interpretation.


Religious movies--history and criticism.
Biblical movies--history and criticism.
Religion in movies.

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