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December 06, 2004

The Last Temptation of Christ - 6

This is a good movie that deals with the questions what does it mean that Jesus was both fully human and fully God? Despite the controversy that surrounded it's release in 1988, I did not find the movie offensive at all, but rather a helpful insight into the life and story of Jesus. It is important to remember, as even the authors make a point of, that this story is based on fiction, but I think that it gets at some truths that the gospels and other biblical films do not get at. I think that it is a faithful response to the gospel by the makers of this film, and the critical viewer may just find that their faith is enlarged by the viewing of this film.

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