[hopespringseternal]

Based on the Bible accounts, it should take about 10 minutes total to film, since the Bible gives a broad outline, not an excruciatingly detailed summary of all that transpired.

That is about the most ignorant statement yet on this thread. The gospels are nothing but detailed vingettes of Christ's ministry. The gospels are not exhaustive, but they are detailed.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

Based on the Bible accounts, it should take about 10 minutes total to film, since the Bible gives a broad outline, not an excruciatingly detailed summary of all that transpired.

That is about the most ignorant statement yet on this thread. The gospels are nothing but detailed vingettes of Christ's ministry. The gospels are not exhaustive, but they are detailed.

Some details yes, but not a lot. Was it sunny the day of the Crucifixion? What did Christ look like? How about Pilate? How long did it take to nail Christ to the Cross? How many people watched the Crucifixion? How large a crowd demanded Barabbas? What did the soldiers say as the scourged him? What did the disciples say that day, surely they weren't silent?

Yes there are certainly details in the Gospels in the vignettes, such as the famous "And there was much grass there." But don't over do it.

The Gospel accounts of the crucifixion put into a script without embellishment would take 10 minutes to film (unless you just left a camera running for the 6 hours Christ was on the Cross showing Him hanging there). There simply is not much dialogue, and dialogue is what takes time.