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I got this in my e-mail this morning:

“endures torture in the name of his beliefs?”

“maintains his faith and finds redemption?”

I’ve apparently forgotten how much Jesus of Nazareth modeled his earthly life after Northrup Frye’s rubric for comedy; clearly, the Gibson film must elucidate this lesser-known aspect of the Passion narrative.

I haven’t seen this movie, but it seems probable that the DirecTV blurb writer hasn’t either, or is at least shockingly unfamiliar with the subject matter.