Originally posted by JaTo:
Originally posted by spgoode:
...And lastly, in the movie Pilot is coerced by the jewish leadership into crucifying christ against his better judgement. Apparently, no theologians, biblical scholars, or the Pope believe this to be true.
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HUGE oversimplification there, if that indeed is portrayed in the movie. Roman leaders didn't put weak-minded and weak-willed individuals in charge of their far-flung empires, so casting Pilate as a mere "tool" of the Jews is reckless and regardless to what the Gospels infer, one-sided and most likely inaccurate.
I'm relying on memory here, but from the various pieces I've read about Roman governors and Pilate in particular, he was headstrong, conniving, politically-savy and brutal when he needed to be
This is what some of the jewish uproar is about. The movie seems to absolve the Romans and put the blame squarely on the jews. When jesus is on the cross a jew in the crowd says "let his blood be on us and on our children" or something to that effect. Gibson, removed the subtitle for this line but it is still stated in Aramic.
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