Posted on 02/25/2014 7:48:01 AM PST by NKP_Vet
“Herod is almost always portrayed thus in films...”
He’s also portrayed that way in “Jesus Christ, Superstar”, so I’m thinking there must be something to this in the historical record.
Great article, thanks for posting.
Another noteworthy piece from Yahoo News, an entire article about “The Passion of the Christ” and Mel Gibson and no snarking at all, about anything. I’m just liking them more and more.
Herod got the best musical number in JCS.
I can’t explain why, but I refrained from seeing The Passion of the Christ until last year. I was always a spiritual person, but not a member of any one faith. When my wife (a lapsed Catholic) was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer she was able to return to her Church with the help of a wonderful and loving Priest. I witnessed the peace and strength her faith gave her to meet her death. That led me to the doors of the Church and I will celebrate my second anniversary as a member of the Catholic Church this Easter. I had been in the Church about a year when I rented the dvd. As I watched the scene of Jesus being flogged, I thought:”why did put yourself thru this?” And it hit me like a bolt....”for you.”
<Many had tears streaming down their faces. It was VERY powerful.
Indeed. I was in grad school at the time and went with an atheist friend. She was in tears by the end; very much affected.
I was determined not to cry, but when I saw the scene of Mary with Jesus on the way to Calvary, I lost it. It’s a mother thing.
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