Building on the work of biblical scholars—Rudolph Bultmann; Raymond Brown; Jane Schaberg; and Robert Funk; among others—filmmaker Paul Verhoeven disrobes the mythical Jesus to reveal a man who has much in common with other great political leaders throughout history—human beings who believed that change was coming in their lifetimes. Gone is the Jesus of the miracles; gone the son of God; gone the weaver of arcane parables whose meanings are obscure. In their place Verhoeven gives us his vision of Jesus as a complete man; someone who was changed by events; the leader of a political movement; and; perhaps most importantly; someone who; in his speeches and sayings; introduced a new ethic in which the embrace of human contradictions transcends the mechanics of value and worth that had defined the material world before Jesus. "The Romans saw [Jesus] as an insurrectionist; what today is often called a terrorist. It is very likely there were ‘wanted’ posters of him on the gates of Jerusalem. He was dangerous because he was proclaiming the Kingdom of Heaven; but this wasn’t the Kingdom of Heaven as we think of it now; some spectral thing in the future; up in the sky. For Jesus; the Kingdom of Heaven was a very tangible thing. Something that was already present on Earth; in the same way that Che Guevara proclaimed Marxism as the advent of world change. If you were totalitarian rulers; running an occupation like the Romans; this was troubling talk; and that was why Jesus was killed." —Paul Verhoeven; from profile by Mark Jacobson in New York Magazine
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. UnbelievableBy ShaleUnbelievable situation whereas someone had actually volunteered; the story of which I had never heard of and actually was afraid to read; but did and now surely have a better understanding of the horrific things that these unfortunate people had to endure and man's inhumanity to man when in situations such as these.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. An Unsurpassed Epic TragedyBy Foster H.Pilecki's gripping; suspenseful; and detailed account of life in WWII's most nototorious concentration camp deserves to be required reading for students the world-over. He brings a fresh perspective as a Patriotic Pole to the unspeakable acts of evils done by men to their fellow man. Pilecki's work helps the reader confront the many moral issues inherent in the "duality of man."1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A tragedy almost unbearable to hear.By Marlene KlotzAn extremely painful memoir that is almost unbearable to hear on audiobooks.It took all my strength and determination to listen to this man's story ofhis experience at the hands of beasts of nazi Germany. Only a personwith a strong stomach can read or hear Pilecki's words.
