Passion of the Christ, continued.
Feb. 27th, 2004 05:20 pmThis article from today's Guardian is written by Geza Vermes, a retired professor of Jewish Studies. He comments on the way the "traditional" view of the crucifixion is derived from a selective and composite reading of the four (mutually-inconsistent) Gospels, on the conflicts between it, them, and what is known of the period historically, and on the film's shortcomings (from his professional viewpoint).