MEL GIBSON'S "THE PASSION"

AREA PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2004 AT 9:15 A.M.
CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL
Rabbis William Gershon and Adam Raskin devote their sermons to Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of the Christ.”

MARCH 5, 2004
ADAT CHAVERIM AT 7:30 P.M.
Rabbi Jordan Parr devotes his sermon to Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of the Christ.”
TEMPLE EMANU-EL AT 6:00 P.M.
Rabbi David Stern devotes his sermon to Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of the Christ.”
TEMPLE SHALOM AT 8:00 P.M.
Rabbi David Lyon devotes his sermon to Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the
Christ."

MARCH 17, 2004 AT 7:45 P.M.
WORKSHOP ON “THE PASSION” TAUGHT BY RABBI MARK KAISERMAN
Temple Emanu-El, Pollman Hall
Rabbi Kaiserman teaches on the background on the Gospels and passion plays to understand the film and Christianity.

MARCH 23, 2004 AT 7:00 P.M.
THE PASSION: FACTS AND FICTION ABOUT THE FILM, AN INTERFAITH PANEL DISCUSSION ON MEL GIBSON’S FILM “THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST”
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall, 3300 Mockingbird Lane
Panelists include: Gary Cogill, film critic for WFAA-TV; Senior Rabbi David Stern, Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El; Dr. Mark A. Chancy, Assistant Professor of Religion at SMU; Dr. William B. Lawrence, Dean of Perkins School of Theology and Professor of American Church History.

MARCH 24, 2004 AT 7:45 P.M.
WORKSHOP ON “THE PASSION” TAUGHT BY RABBI MARK KAISERMAN
Temple Emanu-El, Pollman Hall
Rabbi Kaiserman leads a discussion on reactions to Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of the Christ” and its implications.

MARCH 30, 2004 AT 7:00 P.M.
PANEL DISCUSSES “THE PASSION”
SMU Hughes Trigg Student Center, Promenade Rooms A&B, 3140 Dyer
The American Jewish Congress and the Office of the Chaplain at SMU present a panel discussion on "The Passion of the Christ". Panelists include Mark Chancey, PHD, Asst Prof of Religion at SMU, Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor, Congregaton Beth Torah, Brian Schmisek, PHD, Dir. of the Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies at the Univ. of Dallas.


JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES AND RESOURCES

JCPA Talking Points on Mel Gibson’s “The Passion” (12/03)
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
JCPA Talking Points (downloadable file)

Facts, Faith and Film-Making: Jesus’ Passion and Its Portrayal (2004)
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/partners/CSG/passion_guide.htm

Lutheran Statement on the Passion of Christ (1/6/04)
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/news/News_Jan2004.htm#ELCA
The Christians Scholars Group on Christian-Jewish Relations/Center for Christian Jewish Learning at Boston College

Dramatizing the Death of Jesus (6/17/03)
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/news/dramatizing_the_death_of_jesus.htm
Center for Christian-Jewish Learning Boston College

The Passion – A Resource Manual
American Jewish Committee
Resource Manual (downloadable file)

The Passion – What You Need to Know
Anti-Defamation League
What You Need to Know (downloadable file)

Union for Reform Judaism – Commission on Interreligious Affairs
http://www.rj.org/interreligious/pub/passions.shtml

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism – Talking Points on Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ”
http://www.uscj.org/Mel_Gibsons_The_Pass1320.html

Hadassah Talking Points on “The Passion”
Hadassah
Talking Points on "The Passion" (downloadable file)

“The Passion” Study Guide (2/20/04)
http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2004a/022004/022004a.php
National Catholic Reporter

Boston College Center for Christian–Jewish Learning
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/

The Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies
http://www.icjs.org/clergy/gibson.html

Jewish New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine on the film and the reaction to it
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/130/story_13051.html

Full Review of “The Passion of the Christ” (2/25/04)
http://www.usccb.org/movies/p/thepassionofthechrist.htm
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Office for Film and Broadcasting

Bishops’ Committee Issues Collection of Documents on “The Bible, The Jews, and The Death of Jesus” (2/11/04)
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2004/04-024.htm
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ: A Challenge to Catholic Teaching
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/reviews/gibson_cunningham.htm
By Philip A. Cunningham/Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College

Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion (1988)
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/documents/catholic/Passion_Plays.htm
National Conference of Catholic Bishops

Problematic Elements from Emmerich (6/03)
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/education/emmerich_elements.htm

Second Vatican Council, Nostra Aetate (1965)
http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/documents/catholic/Nostra_Aetate.htm



NEWS ARTICLES AND REPORTS

Movies vs. Reality (3/10/04)
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/cRosett/?id=110004794
by Claudia Rosett/The Wall Street Journal

Agreed: All the Publicity Is a Triumph for “Passion” (2/28/04)
By Randy Kennedy/The New York Times
All the Publicity (downloadable file)

For One Catholic, ‘Passion Skews the Meaning of the Crucifixion (2/28/04)
By Mary Gordon/The New York Times
For One Catholic (downloadable file)

Film Critics Weigh in on “The Passion” (2/25/04)
Los Angeles Times
Film Critics (downloadable file)

A Narrow Vision and Staggering Violence (2/25/04)
By Kenneth Turan/Los Angeles Times
A Narrow Vision (downloadable file)

Good and Evil Locked in Violent Showdown (2/25/04)
By A.O. Scott/The New York Times
Good and Evil (downloadable file)

Nailed (2/23/04)
By David Denby/The New Yorker
Nailed (downloadable file)

Why I won’t see ‘Passion’ (2/21/04)
By Zsuzsanna Ozsvath/The Dallas Morning News
Why I won't (downloadable file)

Jesus Christ, Movie Star (2/21/04)
By Chris Vognar/The Dallas Morning News
Movie Star (downloadable file)

Some Jewish Reactions to Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” (2/19/04)
By Michael Cook/Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati
Jewish Reactions (downloadable file)

Highlights of Mel Gibson’s Interview with Diane Sawyer on “Prime Time Live” (2/17/04)
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Primetime/Entertainment/mel_gibson_passion_040216-1.html

Who Really Killed Jesus? (2/16/04)
By Jon Meacham/Newsweek
Who Really Killed Jesus? (downloadable file)