Islam is no good, salvation lies only in Christ." But earthly triumph is still no means of salvation and it cannot replace the Christian notion of sacrifice you can run but you can’t hide. Gibson’s movie is saying "OK, let’s say that happened. It replays the (supposed) Islamic "myth" that Jesus climbed down off the cross, saved by a miracle, and joined his wife and kid to live in India (to complicate matters, only a minority of Muslims believe this, but many quasi-informed Christians think this is a very common Muslim view). I view the film as concerned with Islam as much as the Mayans. But for the last few Stations, I see a deliberate non-parallel with the Christian story. …Jaguar Paw definitely returns to save his wife and sons on the third Jesus’ body removed from the cross (Pieta) Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the crossġ3. Mayan women laugh at the guys getting painted blue.ġ1. Group saves wounded guy at end of slave line.Ħ. The Stations themselves are usually a series of 14 pictures or sculptures depicting the following scenes:Īpoc: First fall (guy forced to rise without help)Īpoc: Testicle-eater sees his mother-in-law?
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