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woman in adultery back story link
The woman caught in adultery – Jesus is faced with an impossible choice. Have mercy on a woman facing execution or stand by the rules and favour the pious hypocrites accusing her. What to do?

 

face cloth back story link
The story of Veronica – a woman braves the Roman guards to mop blood from Jesus’ face. But who is this woman and why has that cloth been the subject of conspiracy theories for centuries?

  About this section
‘The Passion’, for all its intensity, marks only a few hours in the life Jesus. Each of the flashbacks in the movie are windows onto some of the context, that made the execution of one man an event which continues to shape history.

Click on any of these examples for more of the stories beneath the story.

    herod back story link
Herod wants a miracle – is this a clash of kings? A clash of power? And who is this ragged preacher anyway? Is he a revolutionary... a seer... an all round family entertainer – or a threat to every institution on earth?
  last supper back story link
The last supper – the night before he died, Jesus hired a room and had supper with his friends. What is it about this meal that has made it the most famous supper in history and the central act of worship for millions?

 
    mary and jesus back story link
The humanity of Jesus – he must be the most famous person ever to have lived, so how is it that we know next to nothing about more than 20 years ofJesus' life? What was he really like, at home with his sandals off?
  satan back story link
Jesus and the Devil – who the devil is that pale guy with the hood skulking in the background? Eveyone’s always just a tiny bit fascinated by the evil one, but, why does he feature so prominently in Jesus’ life story?

 
 
 

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