The Presence and Absence of Animal Sacrifice in Jesus Films

This article illuminates an overlooked polemic embedded in many Jesus films. Filmmakers show little comprehension of the architecture Jerusalem temple. When temple does appear, animal sacrifice is either eradicated entirely or grossly misrepresented. Since contemporary audiences are increasingly unfamiliar with and butchery general, ancient Jewish rituals can be interpreted as unscrupulous barbaric. Also, priesthood often expressly depicted greedy corrupt. A related motif anachronistically attributes Christian rejection to himself. Some these mischaracterizations arise from gaps, ambiguities, ideologies within written Gospels. Nevertheless, filmmakers moviegoers should critical ways films become sites religious competition by intentionally unintentionally promoting supersessionism.