|
|
Article: History, archaeology, and Mel Gibson's Passion.(The Passion of the Christ)
- Article from:
- Shofar
- Article date:
- March 22, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 University of Nebraska Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Whatever else The Passion of the Christ is about, it is about history. Thus, it is important to examine the film from the perspective of history, and see how, and if, the film incorporates what we have come to know about that era. A great deal of progress has been made into the recovery of the first century C.E. in the last several decades, and much of it has been done by archaeologists. In my few pages in this section, I propose to examine the film's depiction of the last few hours of the life of Jesus in the larger context of the world in which his crucifixion took place. It must be admitted that our sources are not very good. What passes for most of our written sources ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: A Passion for the Game: Problem Gambling and ...
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science;
July 1, 2005 ;
700+ words
... ... present study was conducted to examine passion for gambling and its relation to problem ... Oaks Gambling Screen, and the Gambling Passion Scale. It was found that problem gamblers reported greater obsessive and harmonious passion for gambling but only obsessive passion ...
|
|