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To: maestro
I respect the movie but also the criticism being made of it. As was pointed out on another post:

all visual representations of Jesus are lies (--better word might be "shortcomings"). They can never hope to represent the glory of Christ in His true nature. The best an image of Jesus can do is to represent him as a man, and while Jesus was truly a man, He was not merely a man. Jesus was also God, and no artist or filmmaker who has ever lived could hope to create an image that captures the true Glory of Jesus as God.t

This is something with which I think Gibson could agree." This may help explain the "gnostic" charge given above.. But very few who viewed the film would suggest that Christ was portrayed as a mystic -- something which I appreciated very much about ithe film.

My question for you is will the film compel viewers to seek out a greater understanding through Scripture.

30 posted on 02/29/2004 7:43:03 PM PST by Zechariah11 ("so they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.")
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To: Zechariah11
Ah,.....exactly!

.....compel viewers to seek out a greater understanding through Scripture.

?Scripture?......Scripture 'is'...?

The (New/Old)...Gnostic Gospels of The Jesus Seminar?......etc.

The Mystic 'visions' of man-made-saints?....etc.?

'Secret understanding?......of the 'initiated'...?....etc.

Ah,.....'Tradition/Fables/Old Wives Tales'.....The Gnostic/Mystic 'Tradition'...!!

The 'art' of the ancient 'mysteries'...?

naw.

/sarcasm

35 posted on 02/29/2004 7:56:20 PM PST by maestro
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