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it's not:
The Jews killed Jesus.
Properly:
Evil People Who Happened to be Jewish Killed Jesus.
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Yes. Or, even if the Jews did kill Jesus it’s a moot point because He didn’t stay dead. It would be silly to hold a grudge against Jews for *unsuccessfully* killing a Rabbi who taught his disciples: “love your enemies as you love yourself for you will be rewarded in heaven by my Father”
Further, the Sheiks, Imams and Ayatollahs in the Middle East are more afraid of this movie than the Rabbis in Israel. Most if not all Middle Eastern Moslem leaders will dismiss The Passion as a Zionist propaganda film (In that it shows the Jews living in the Middle East under the heel of Roman authority centuries before the Palestinians invaded)
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(I don't have the reference, perhaps you can help me out LeCercleRouge)
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Um, in the movie Caiaphas has Jesus arrested in the dead of night without calling a full assembly of all the Elders, and then when two or three Elders say that the witnesses against Christ contradict themselves they are promptly thrown out on the street. This is done almost verbatim in the movie. In fact, looking at the source material it appears that Gibson added the part of the minority Elders calling shenanigans and being thrown out. Maybe the King James or Msg. translations are slightly different, but i'm too lazy to check.
To be honest I use this hyperlink as much as my NIV student bible.
Matthew 26: 59-67
59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for
false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to
death.
60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came
forward. Finally two came forward
61 and declared, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the
temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"
62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, "Are you not
going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are
bringing against you?"
63 But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, "I
charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the
Christ, the Son of God."
64 Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In
the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand
of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."
65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken
blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now
you have heard the blasphemy.
66 What do you think?" "He is worthy of death," they answered.
67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists.
Others slapped him
Mark 14: 53-65:
They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders and teachers of the law came together.
Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire.
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.
Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.
Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this man-made temple and in three days will build another, not made by man.'"
Yet even then their testimony did not agree.
Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, "Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?"
But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"
"I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."
The high priest tore his clothes. "Why do we need any more witnesses?" he asked.
"You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" They all condemned him as worthy of death.
Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, "Prophesy!" And the guards took him and beat him.
Luke focuses more on Peter during the first arrest
And John 18 has this to say:
Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him
and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be good if one man died for the people.
Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest's courtyard,
but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the girl on duty there and brought Peter in.
"You are not one of his disciples, are you?" the girl at the door asked Peter. He replied, "I am not."
It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.
Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
"I have spoken openly to the world," Jesus replied. "I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said."
When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby struck him in the face. "Is this the way you answer the high priest?" he demanded.
"If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?"
Then Annas sent him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.