Pilate: What is truth? in "The Passion of the Christ"

CatholicEducation.org ^ | February 2004 | Our Faith in Action

[Gamecock]

Just goes to show you that post-modernism was alive and well 2000 years ago.

[fatima]

I never watched the movie.Mel based much of the movie on Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich’s: “The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ”book.I read that book and liked it so much didn’t want to watch the movie.It is free online.
http://www.catholicplanet.com/ebooks/Dolorous-Passion.pdf

[Northern Yankee]

I too thought Pilate's betrayal was well thought out in Gibson's film.

Watched Ben Hur this past week and its interesting to see how Pilate is portrayed in that film.

[Northern Yankee]

I have Emmerich's book, and have read it every year during holy Week. One of my favorite books.

Have a blessed Easter!

[fatima]

Thanks Northern Yankee,Blessed Easter to you too ((((Hugs))))

[NYer]

Watched Ben Hur this past week ....

One of my all time favorite films!!! I still grip the armrests in this scene:

And the ship galley's scene with the rhythmic beat of hammer to block ... "ramming speed!" However, my favorite scene remains this one:

Fabulous - CLASSIC - film. And Charlton Heston remains one of the best actors in Hollywood history. Here is my Moses!

Easter blessings to you and yours!

[Biggirl]

Having watched the miniseries on the Bible, and in a special way, the scenes on the life of Christ, I could not help but compare the two presentations of Piliate.

And yes, I have the book version of the “Passion Of The Christ” as well as the movie.

[Biggirl]

Wow, I got an education in ancient history today!

[ADSUM]

The question that I have is why did the Jewish people not see and accept Jesus as God after he rose from the dead?

I realize many Jews became followers of Christ and there were corrupt Jewish leaders at the time of Christ.

This seems a logical and spirtual question that every Jew should ask himself.

[Salvation]

Indeed!

[Salvation]

**What it truth? - God’s word is truth. The only truth.**

Great post!

[Salvation]

I can’t answer your question either, other than saying that there are many Jews for Jesus now.

[SumProVita]

I agree. Good post! There’s a lot more about truth in that Gospel (see chapter 8). God is even referred to as the TRUTHFUL ONE. Then, Jesus goes on to have an interesting discussion with the Pharisees or the Jewish leaders (can’t remember)about His Father. They had all claimed that Abraham was their Father and Jesus tells them it is not so and further explains to them that their Father is actually the Father of LIES...because they do not love Him, whom the Father has sent.

It’s a profound description of reality...which they do not want to accept. I see the same thing happening today as people only want to see their own personal idea of what truth is (everything relative)....compared to the actual reality of TRUTH.

[Northern Yankee]

Just finished watching The Ten Commandments this morning.

My favorite scene in Ben Hur, along the scene where Jesus gives water to Judah Ben Hur, is the crucifixion scene. The healing of Judah's sister and mother amidst the storm tears me up. Judah recounting the sword being taken out of his hand, figuratively, at the foot of the cross is breathtaking.

And the scene at the end as the Shepherd takes the flock of sheep past Golgotha, at sunrise is priceless.