Being Dispassionate about the Passion of the Christ: A Response to Rikkwatts’s Review

in Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus
Author: Alan Segal 1
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  • 1 1Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2004
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2: Issue 2
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1177/147686900400200207
Keywords:
anti-Semitism; violence; historical Jesus; The Passion of the Christ; Mel Gibson
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Abstract

Rikk Watts can catalogue his enjoyment of the film, The Passion, which has had mass appeal. But Mel Gibson’s unhistorical additions reveal a disturbing willingness to use repugnant anti-Semitic subtexts as well as violence to elicit moviegoers’ emotions. While Gibson may claim that it expresses his faith, the film seems less about art and personal faith than about what Hollywood does best— making money by sacrificing artistic integrity.

Being Dispassionate about the Passion of the Christ: A Response to Rikkwatts’s Review

in Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus
E-ISSN:
1745-5197
Print ISSN:
1476-8690
Publisher:
Brill
Cover Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus

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Page Count:
219–223
Subjects:
New Testament & Early Christian Writings, Biblical Studies, General, Theology and World Christianity
Copyright:
© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands 2004

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