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In 2004, protests intensified against the public release of Mel Gibson’s film ‘The Passion of the Christ’ claiming it bred anti-Semitism. The film mainly presents the Gospel version of Jesus’ death, thus to say the film is anti-Semitic is to suggest the Gospels are too. The wll known writer, theologian and scripture scholar, John Redford, takes this accusation head on, and answerrs each of its elements, including the famous ‘blood curse’ cited in Matthew’s Gospel. 39pp