I remember catholic archbishops got angry in the media over the passion of the Christ because it showed Jesus being beaten to a bloody pulp. Well yeah, it happened and its good for us that it did because He took the punishment we deserve for us...in saying that. I haven't seen this flick but I would though to get a tasty visualisation on what happened. I know what to reject and what to accept regarding biblical accuracy. But I do wish they would stick to what the bible says in these movies though.
I didn't realize that the RCC archbishops got angry over the RCC Mel Gibson produced movie. They did go to extremes on the beating. Christ did not pay for our sins with the beating, but on the cross after the beating. IMHO, Gibson's beating is not something a man could survive. After they had the Christ beaten soundly once, then they brought on another -- as I recall first it was wooden rods, then they brought in metal.
To appreciate it, I think one has to mentally transfer the 2nd part of the beating, the most extreme beating to a symbol of his suffering for us on the cross.
BTW, "By His stripes we are healed" is a mistranslation. The word is singular, not stripes; translate like "with his marring" we are healed.
Yes, it is annoying how they can take a story which has even too much detail & plot for a 4 hour movie (like Moses), cut out so much Bible & then clog the plot with suppositional additions. I don't object to suppositional additions in general, however, as long as they are possible and believable (not absurd). Of course it is most annoying when they directly change the plot, like have Delilah lead Samson to the pillars.
