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Student: Linda Flagg

College of Biblical Studies – Houston

Project Number Four: The Passion

B !el "ibson

S#ecial $ssues in Ne% Testament: "os#el Literature

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The Passion Of Christ

B !al "ibson

$n the mo)ie 0The Passion1 b !al "ibson+ there %ere man Scri#tural scenes and

e)ents* There %ere man Non2Scri#tural scenes and e)ents* There %ere also scenes and e)ents

that might be im#lied from the Scri#tures* Belo% is a list that $ com#iled from m Bible3no%ledge as $ %atched the mo)ie* The list tells ou %hat $ found that %as ether in the

Scri#tures+ not in the Scri#tures+ or im#lied from the Scri#tures*

Stated $n Scri#ture That 4as $n The !o)ie

5esus #ras in "ethsemane and sweating so hard that his sweat is like blood Jesus prayed to

God save me from this bitter cup, but not my will but your will be done... Matt. 26:39 Going a

little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, ay thiscup be ta!en fro e. et not as # will, but as you will." 

5esus returns from #raing+ He see the disci#les slee#ing %hen the should ha)e been #raing

and as3 them+ 0Can6t ou #ra for one hour718 Matt. 26:$% &'hen he returned to the disciplesand said to the, "(re you still sleeping and resting) *oo!, the hour is near, and the +on of Man

is betrayed into the hands of sinners. $6 -ise, let us go /ere coes y betrayer" 

5udas betras 5esus for &- #ieces of sil)er8!att* '/:(9 0'hen one of the 'wel0e1the one called

 udas #scariot1went to the chief priests 15) and as!ed, "hat are you willing to gi0e e if #

hand hi o0er to you)" +o they counted out for hi thirty sil0er coins. 16) Fro then on

 udas watched for an opportunity to hand hi o0er.

The "uard comes to arrest 5esus8 Matt. 26:$4, %4 hile /e was still spea!ing, behold, udas,

one of the twel0e, cae up accopanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who cae fro the chief priests and elders of the people.  'hose who had sei5ed esus led /i away to

aiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together  5udas betras 5esus %ith a 3iss8 Matt 26:$7, $9 8ow the betrayer had arranged a signal withthe: "'he one # !iss is the an arrest hi." $9 Going at once to esus, udas said,

"Greetings, -abbi" and !issed hi.

One of 5esus disci#les cut off one of the guards ears and 5esus heals this mans ear* 5esus tells thedisci#le to #ut u# his s%ord*** Matt. 26: %, %2 ith that, one of esus; copanions reached for

his sword, drew it out and struc! the ser0ant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. "<ut your

 sword bac! in its place," esus said to hi, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

Peter denies 5esus*** Matt. 26:4$=4% 'hen he began to call down curses on hiself and he sworeto the, "# don;t !now the an" #ediately a rooster crowed. 'hen <eter reebered the

word esus had spo!en: ">efore the rooster crows, you will disown e three ties." (nd he went

outside and wept bitterly.

5esus is accused blas#hem before the Sanhedrin and man false %itnesses come8* Matt. 26:%9=66 'he chief priests and the whole +anhedrin were loo!ing for false e0idence against

 esus so that they could put hi to death. >ut they did not find any, though any false

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witnesses cae forward. Finally two cae forward 61and declared, "'his fellow

 said, ;# a able to destroy the teple of God and rebuild it in three days.; 'hen the

high priest stood up and said to esus, "(re you not going to answer) hat is thistestiony that these en are bringing against you)" 63 >ut esus reained silent. 'he

high priest said to hi, "# charge you under oath by the li0ing God: 'ell us if you are

the hrist, the +on of God. es, it is as you say," esus replied. ">ut # say to all of you: #n the future you will see the +on of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty

?ne and coing on the clouds of hea0en. 'hen the high priest tore his clothes and

 said, "/e has spo!en blasphey hy do we need any ore witnesses) *oo!, now youha0e heard the blasphey. hat do you thin!)" "/e is worthy of death," they

answered.

5esus Handed O)er to Pontius Pilate8!att. 24:, 2 hen orning cae, all the chief priestsand elders of the people plotted against esus to put /i to death. (nd when they had bound

 /i, they led /i away and deli0ered /i to <ontius <ilate the go0ernor.

5udas tries to gi)e the mone bac3* 4hen the %ould not ta3e the mone 5udas hangs

himself*** Matt. 24:3=% 'hen udas, /is betrayer, seeing that /e had been condened, wasreorseful and brought bac! the thirty pieces of sil0er to the chief priests and elders, saying, &#

ha0e sinned by betraying innocent blood.@ (nd they said, &hat is that to us) ou see to it@'hen he threw down the pieces of sil0er in the teple and departed, and went and hanged

hiself 

False %itnesses lie on 5esus8 Matt 26:6A, 6 'hey did not find any, e0en though any false

witnesses cae forward. >ut later on two cae forward, and said, "'his an stated, # a able todestroy the teple of God and to rebuild it in three days *;

Pilate6s %ife tells her husband not to ha)e anthing to do %ith 5esus***  Matt. 26:9 hile he was

 sitting on the Budgent seat, his wife sent hi a essage, saying, "/a0e nothing to do with thatrighteous Man for last night # suffered greatly in a drea because of /i."  

Pilate sent him to Herod* Herod %anted to see a sign from 5esus8 *u!e 23:7 8ow /erod was0ery glad when he saw esus for he had wanted to see /i for a long tie, because he had been

hearing about /i and was hoping to see soe sign perfored by /i.

Herod sent him bac3 to Pilate8Lu3e 23: (nd /erod with his soldiers, after treating /i withcontept and oc!ing /i, dressed /i in a gorgeous robe and sent /i bac! to <ilate.

Pilate told the #eo#le he %ould release 5esus or Barabbus the #eo#le choose Barabbus8 Matt.

26:26 'hen he released >arabbas for the but after ha0ing esus scourged, he handed /io0er to be crucified.

The #lace a cro%n of thorns on 5esus head and a scarlet robe on his bac3827, 29 'hey stripped /i and put a scarlet robe on /i. (nd after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on

 /is head, and a reed in /is right hand and they !nelt down before /i and oc!ed /i,

 saying, &/ail, Cing of the ews"

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5esus tells Pilate+ <ou ha)e no authorit o)er me unless "od gi)es it to ou***  ohn9: esus

answered, "ou would ha0e no authority o0er Me, unless it had been gi0en you fro abo0e for

this reason he who deli0ered Me to you has the greater sin." 

The told Simon to carr Christ;s cross %hen the %eight becomes too much for him8 Matt *

24:32 (s they were coing out, they found a an of yrene naed +ion, who they pressedinto ser0ice to bear /is cross.

The !oc3ed 5esus8 Matt 24: $=$3 #n the sae way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were oc!ing /i and saying, "/e sa0ed others /e cannot sa0e /iself

 /e is the Cing of #srael let /i now coe down fro the cross, and we will belie0e in /i.  /D '-E+'+ #8 G? *D' G? -D+ED /i now, #F /D D*#G/'+ #8 /#M for /e said,

;# a the +on of God.; 

The nailed 5esus to the cross8 Matt. 24:3% (nd when they had crucified /i, they di0ided up

 /is garents aong thesel0es by casting lots.

5esus as3s "od to forgi)e them for crucifing Him8 Father, forgi0e the, for they !now not

what they do =Lu3e '&:&9>*

5esus tells one of the thie)es after he as3ed 5esus+ 0?emember !e1he %ill be %ith Him toda in

 #aradise*** 'ruly, # say to you, today you will be with e in paradise =Lu3e '&:9&>*

5esus tells His mother to behold her son+ 5ohn the disci#le* He tells 5ohn to behold his mother*

hen esus then saw /is other, and the disciple who /e lo0ed standing nearby, /e said to /is other, "oan, behold, your son" 'hen /e said to the disciple, ">ehold, your other"

 Fro that hour the disciple too! her into his own household.   ohn 9:26=24  . 

5esus as3 "od+ 04h ha)e <ou forsa3en me71 Dloi Dloi laa sabachthani) =@! "od+ ! "od+

%h ha)e ou forsa3en me7@  Matthew 24:$6  and  Mar! %:3$ . 

5esus sas+ $ thirstH (fter this, esus, !nowing that all things had already been accoplished, to fulfill the +cripture, said, "# a thirsty."  =5ohn (A:'>*

5esus sas+ $t is finishedH 'herefore when esus had recei0ed the sour wine, /e said, "   #t is

 finished" (nd /e bowed /is head and ga0e up /is spirit. =5ohn (A:&->*

5esus tells "od+ 0$nto our hands $ commit m s#irit and then gi)es u# the ghost* Father, into

 your hands # coit y spirit  =Lu3e '&:9/>*

5esus6 bones %ere not bro3en as the thie)es8 5ohn (A:33 but coing to esus, when they saw

that /e was already dead, they did not brea! /is legs.

One of the soldiers to ma3e sure 5esus %as dead+ #ierced 5esus in His side8 ohn 9:3$>ut one

of the soldiers pierced /is side with a spear, and iediately blood and water cae out.

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The earth shoo3 and the tem#le %as destroed8!att* '.:% (nd behold, the 0eil of the teple

was torn in two fro top to botto and the earth shoo! and the roc!s were split..

 Not Stated $n Scri#ture that !ight Be $m#lied From the Scri#ture

$n the "arden of "ethsemane+ 5esus crushes a ser#ent;s head in reference to "enesis &:(8 (nd #will put enity between you and the woan, and between your seed and her seed /e shall

bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise hi on the heel."

Satan %as %atching 5esus as He #raed* Satan %al3ing around %atching %hat %as going on as

5esus %as on trial for His life %hile he %as being beaten %hile he %as being crucified* 'he >ible tells us, &>e sober, be 0igilant because your ad0ersary the de0il wal!s about li!e a

roaring lion, see!ing who he ay de0our@ 8(+> 1 Peter 5:8 ).

There is a scene mone is seen changing hand* The could of #aid #eo#le to falsel testif

against 5esus* !att* 26: %9 'he chief priests and the whole +anhedrin were loo!ing for false

e0idence against esus so that they could put hi to death. 

$n The !o)ie But Not Stated $n Scri#ture

While Jesus is praying Gethsemane Satan is %atching him* Satan tries to discouraged 5esus

 b saing+ @,o ou reall belie)e one man can carr this burden7 Sa)ing their souls is too

costl* =No% $ 3no% that the de)il tal3s to us all and tries to discourage us from %al3ing inobedience to the 4ord of "od>*

Satan sends a sna3e to bite 5esus %hile he is #raing in "ethsemane*

Ds 5esus is being tortured in "ethsemane+ !ar a%a3ens in her home and sas+ @4hat ma3es

this night different from all other nights7@

Before the guards come to arrest 5esus+ he tells some of his a#ostles @$ don;t %ant them to see

me this %a+@ referring to other a#ostles*

Dfter 5esus is arrested and in chains+ %hile be beaten he falls and dangles from a %all* Ds he

dangles+ 5esus and 5udas face each other*

5ohn+ !ar+ 5esus; mother+ and !ar !agdalene are standing among the soldiers and #eo#le follo%ing 5esus as He carries His cross and the %atch 5esus being beaten*

Peter confessed to !ar+ 5ohn+ and !ar !agdalene+ 0That he had denied 5esus*1

!ar 5esus6 mother #laces her face on the floor* Enderneath the floor 5esus is in #rison* Little children tell 5udas that he is cursed* 5udas;s suicide is #ro)o3ed b children %hose

faces loo3 li3e demons*

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The mo)ie sho%s 5esus as a car#enter %hen he %as ounger ma3ing a table for some rich

man* He and his mother %ere holding a con)ersation*!ar+ 5esus6 mother remembers %hen 5esus %as a little bo and had fallen* She %as there

to hel# him+ but she can6t hel# him no%*

$n the mo)ie Pilate and his %ife ha)e se)eral con)ersations about %hat he should do*D do)e fle% o)er 5esus %hile in the Court of Pilate

Pilate6s %ife comforted !ar and the other %oman* She ga)e them a to%el to %ash their face

%ith because the %ere cring*

Herod said+ 05esus %as cra but not Gualit of a crime*1

5esus said+ 0! heart is read+ m heart is read before the beat him so sa)agel*1

!ar 5esus6 mother %as there to %atch the %hole thing*

Satan %as there carring a midget child in his arms %hile the %ere beating 5esus*

!ar !agdalene hel#s clean the blood u# %ith the to%els that Pilate6s %ife ga)e her* She

remembers ho% 5esus sto##ed her from being stoned to death*

One of the thie)es as3s 5esus+ 04h do ou embrace our cross71

D guard %ants to 3no% %ho !ar+ 5esus6 mother is*

There %ere t%o oung girls* One offered 5esus a cu# of %ater and tried to comfort Him*

Simon+ The man %ho carried 5esus cross said+ He did not %ant to carr His cross*

Ds Simon is carring 5esus cross+ he tells 5esus+ 0That it is almost o)er*1

5esus died nec3ed He did not ha)e anthing co)ering his bod*

5esus reminisces about better times %hen He %as teaching the disci#les*

D blac3 cro% #ec3ed the crucified thief %ho moc3ed 5esus*

Satan shouts: Crucif him Crucif him Satan acts a fool as 5esus dies* He loses it*

5esus6 mother hel# ta3e 5esus do%n from the cross* She 3isses His feet*

$ gi)e this mo)ie a 0Ten1 and %ould recommend this mo)ie to anone* $ thin3 it is one of

the best films that $ ha)e e)er seen concerning 5esus6 crucifiIion* The mo)ie is )er )iolent but

et truthful on the %a 5esus %as crucified* He %as crucified eIactl the %a the ?omans6

customs and #ractices %ere in that da* $t %as a horrible death to die* But it is the %a that 5esusdied* The ?oman floggings %ere 3no%n to be terribl brutal* The %ould use a %hi# of braided

leather thongs %ith metal balls %o)en into them* 4hen the %hi# %ould stri3e the flesh these

 balls %ould cause dee# bruises or contusion+ %hich %ould brea3 o#en %ith further blo%s* Ds theflogging continued+ the lacerations %ould tear into the underling s3eletal muscles and #roduce

Gui)ering ribbons of bleeding flesh* The sufferer6s )eins %ere laid bare+ and the )er muscles

sine%s+ and bo%els of the )ictim %ere o#en to eI#osure* 5esus died nec3ed on the cross* He didnot ha)e anthing co)ering his bod* That is humiliating+ to die nec3ed before the entire %orld

to see* 5ust 3no%ing these facts made me a##reciate all that 5esus %ent through for me* 5esus

sacrificed His life for our li)es* 4e need to see ho% 5esus suffered* 4e need to %itness all that5esus %ent though in the crucifiIion #rocess* $ thin3 it %ould hel# us a##reciate 5esus a lot more

and not ta3e His grace for granted* Sal)ation is not chea#* $t %as bought %ith blood* The Blood

of 5esus

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