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Yeah, Jesus' followers were Jewish. Christianity as such did not take hold for another 100 years when charismatic Christians were slaughtered in Roman Colisseums for mob viewing pleasure--you may read on Perpetua and Felicita, among others, in The Catholic Advent. Incidentally, a lot of what we know about Jewish history comes from Josephus, who became a Roman citizen. I have read everything! Had to for my BA in Classical Civ and Poly Sci while at UCLA. I HAVE also read the returns on "Passion..." at Box Office Mojo and it looks like a blockbuster indeed.

My post from last evening:

My niece and her husband saw the movie today. They have never been regular church goers by any means. My sister just called to let me know that they are both going to church tomorrow, and plan to get baptized. This is the effect this movie had on them.

Also, my niece said before the movie started, there were 3 young guys sitting there laughing and cutting up. She thought "oh no, I hope this does not go on during the movie". After the movie started, they were all silent, and later she glanced over and saw tears streaming down one of they boys' face.

I am seeing the film with some family members Monday evening. I am so looking forward to this. Anyway, just wanted to share the impact that this film had on my niece and her husband.