Gibson's 'Passion of Christ' Has Distributor, Debuts Ash Wednesday

NewsMax ^ | 10/23/03 | Limbacher

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

The Movie Hollywood Couldn't Kill

[Jaded]

Cool. I'll actually go to a theater for this one.

[george wythe]

The dialogue is in Latin, Hebrew and Aramaic

Why not Greek?

Weren't most of the Gospels written in Greek... St Mark, St Luke, St John?

Is there any original quote from Jesus in Latin?

I've seen some sprinkligs of Aramaic in the Greek text of the gospels, and since Jesus was a Jew, he probably spoke Hebrew in certain occasions.

Nevertheless, the only direct quotes from Jesus appear in Greek texts, and perhaps Aramaic if St Matthew was originally written in Aramaic.

Why this avoidance of Greek?

[Welsh Rabbit]

with English subtitles.

I'm glad Mel relented on this point. Can't wait to see it.

[Naspino]

I seriously hope its not a limited release to only NY and LA. The real market for this movie is in fly over country and the south.

[SQUID]

Well, hade the Greeks been mostly Catholic then you would have had no problem. Greek means Orthodox and Rome doesn't like that.

[george wythe]

Greek means Orthodox and Rome doesn't like that.

You might be onto something.

If Gibson really wanted his movie to be an historical portray of Jesus, he should have used some Greek in the movie.

It's like making an historical movie about Thomas Jefferson in Spanish, French, and German but no English.

[fire_eye]

This is going to be *fun*. That movie is going to make so much money, all of the the Holeywood idiots who refused to distribute it are going to Schumer down both legs. (Remember, before they're "Progressives" even, they're whores...).

It doesn't take a rocket scientist... Everyone with even a passing interest in Christianity is going to go see it. Devout Christians will go see it multiple times. All the Gibson fans will go see it. The Holeywood establishment has become so insular and deviated and politically obsessed, that they can't even recognize big money when it's shoved right under their noses!

I'm rubbing my hands together in gleeful anticipation...

[ex-snook]

"Why this avoidance of Greek? "

Jesus didn't speak Greek? Hope it comes out in DVD soon. In the meantime, I'll read the Book in English. I imagine the Book is available in quite a few languages, including Greek.

[Shethink13]

Why this avoidance of Greek?

Uh, maybe because this is a portrayal of the passion of Christ at the time it happened, not at the time the gospels were written. You do know the gospels were not written concurrent with these events, but many years later, right?

[gfmsl]

Jesus Christ spoke Aramaic, not Hebrew!

[theFIRMbss]

>and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene

Just because the thread's religious doesn't mean you can ignore the rules!

[george wythe]

Are you saying that Jesus did not speak Greek with his contemporaries?

The gospel were written by eye witnesses in Greek.

Are you saying that the eye witnesses did not interact with Jesus in Greek?

[george wythe]

Jesus Christ spoke Aramaic, not Hebrew!

Are you saying that the Gospels do not contain verbatim quotes from Jesus?

Are the Gospels just translations of Jesus' words and not direct quotes?

[Ciexyz]

Jesus spoke Aramaic in daily life, since Aramaic had become the common language in Palestine by that time. Discussion of the Hebrew scriptures was likely a mix of Hebrew and Aramaic.

Greek was the language of international commerce at that time. Educated people learned Greek. As unusual as it may sound, even the Romans used Greek as the language of commerce.

The reason that the Gospel message spread so quickly was 1) the Roman system of roads made travel and commerce possible, and 2) the universality of the Greek language.

[Ciexyz]

When the gospel message moved beyond the borders of Palestine into the Gentile world, Greek was the language used to spread the message. Paul wrote his letters to the various churches in Greek. Luke the Physician wrote the book of Acts, detailing the growth of the early church, in Greek. When Palestine fell into revolt and Jerusalem was destroyed (I'm fogging out on the exact date), the Hebrew Christians became marginalized. They fled to Petra for safety and their community eventually disappeared after a number of generations.

[MissAmericanPie]

I can't wait to take the family to see it.

[Shethink13]

Jesus spoke Aramaic in daily life, since Aramaic had become the common language in Palestine by that time. Discussion of the Hebrew scriptures was likely a mix of Hebrew and Aramaic.

Not sure if you are agreeing with me or not, but I believe you have made my point. Since this story is about the last 12 hours of His life, and you have stated that Jesus spoke Aramaic in His daily life, wouldn't that be the logical choice for authenticity?

I'm pretty sure Jesus wasn't too involved with international commerce that He would have to speak a lot of Greek. But even if He did, I highly doubt whether He spoke much Greek in the last hours of his life.

[Shethink13]

I'm thinking you needed to direct your comments about the history of the language of the gospels to george wythe, not me.