Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ".....

Jenny,
Your thoughts have intrigued me. I was wondering why they would pick a woman for Satan. I had to ask a few people what they thought. Did I ever mention I am a PK? My dad is a pastor. My brother-in-law is also an associate pastor at the church we go to. I don't go to my parents often.

Anyways, I called my mom and was asking her about the two things you mentioned. First, the woman that plays Satan does seem to have looked masculine with all the makeup. My mom mentioned that Satan is the great deceiver and could appear in many forms. Having said this, doesn't it seem possible that Satan could have been perceived as a woman when he tried tempting Jesus in the desert? Would another man or a woman tempt a man? I would think a woman. I realize that this can seem sexist so to speak but there is some truth to the fact that men are attracted to a woman's appearances.

I ended up calling my brother-in-law about Mary Magdalene. The truth is the bible never says she was a prostitute. It does say she had seven demons cast out. My bil looked it up in a biblical dictionary and it said that scholars think she may have been. One of the reasons is she is from Magdalene and that place was known for prostitution. The other reason is because there was a prostitute mentioned in the chapter before Mary Magdalene was mentioned. Maybe it was a coincidence but it seems that more people than not have thought of her as a prostitute and maybe that is why Mel included it. Does that answer a little bit about that. I guess we will never know for sure but I think it shows Christ compassion and also how he changed lives.

My friends from my bible study are planning on going next week with their husbands. I personally don't think I could handle seeing it, especially being in my first trimester and starting to experience morning sickness. I look forward to finding out what they think. Everything I have heard from people that went was it was excellent. My understanding is that at the end of the movie most of the people can't move until after the credit and most end up crying. I have heard this from many different places. I can only imagine its impact.

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