Pardon me, but I just gave you an example of how black and white don't always so mindlessly signify goodness/wickedness, so you've already lost that point. Mel is simply being historically accurate. And I'm happy you agreed with what I said about the Romans recognizing Jesus as a political threat. Yes, the Jews, specifically the Sanhedrin, could not themselves order the death of Jesus since Judea was a Roman territory at the time, with headquarters at Caesarea Maritima if I recall, and subject to the Roman leges.
As for your attacking my supposed blanket pronouncements, are you sure that all "Jews believe that Jesus existed?" Are you quite sure???
And please explain how my post "underlines quite clearly what the controversy is all about?" And how it is antisemitic (which sure sounds like a kneejerk reaction to moi)???
As far as I can tell the "controversy" is that Jews, most of whom probably don't know the Gospels, are blindly attacking a movie as antisemitic, when they haven't seen it and when, as I said, they haven't read the Gospels. Yes, some Jews were responsible for Jesus' death, and so was Pilate (who not only gave into pressure from the Sanhedrin, but could also see Jesus as a threat to Roman authority.) So what? Just because that fact is portrayed accurately in a movie Jews are going to complain? The fact is that every person, because they are sinners, is ultimately responsible for Jesus' death. Jesus had to die, to become the perfect sacrifice, so mankind could be redeemed through belief ("No man cometh unto the Father but by Me, etc".)
So, what can I tell you? Mel's movie, from what I know, follows the Gospels, so if Jews have a problem, their problem is with the Gospels. Take it up with Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
