[Eala]

Meanwhile, a rabbi from River Edge said the movie could bring Jews and Christians closer, despite the film's insistence that it was the Jews who pushed for the execution of Jesus.

I will somewhat echo the poster who said it is not THE Jews, it was at best SOME Jews! (There are plenty of other readings, including that Jesus' actions leading to the execution call us all to account -- if he died for our sins, are we not at fault? If he died because the Jews pushed for execution, then where in that is the salvation for the Gentiles?)

And look further at the movie itself: It was a Jew who protested the council's actions, it was a Jew who asserted Jesus' innocence before the council, they were Jews who called upon the soldiers to stop, it was a Jew(ish woman) who tried to bring Jesus the cup, it was a Jew who carried Jesus' cross and eventually, lovingly, Jesus himself as he "walked a mile in His shoes."

[nicmarlo]

And look further at the movie itself: It was a Jew who protested the council's actions, it was a Jew who asserted Jesus' innocence before the council, they were Jews who called upon the soldiers to stop, it was a Jew(ish woman) who tried to bring Jesus the cup, it was a Jew who carried Jesus' cross and eventually, lovingly, Jesus himself as he "walked a mile in His shoes."

And notice, also, it was the devil who was always circling around.....Satan was there.....like a vulture, imho, egging the ROMAN SOLDIERS....NOT JEWS....on to commit even greater torment and torture upon Jesus.

[Coleus]

We, mankind, all killed him since the time of Adam. Sin killed us and Jesus made it possible for us to live, he had to shed his blood.