ANOTHER TELLING OF THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST? WHY NOT? The Mel Gibson film "The Passion of The Christ" about His last twelve hours, has caused an uproar among movie goers as well as Christians-and Jews-not only because of its pre-Vatican II theology, which has blamed the Jews for Christ's death, but even more, because of its extreme, almost sadistic violence. In her historical novel, , Kathleen Goto's portrait of Jesus, or as she calls him here, Yeshua, in her novel, "Not As I Will, But As You Will," continues the dialogue .. She takes you inside the mind and heart of this "first Son of God," the first of "many to come," and what's more, inside the mind and heart of his divine Father, the God who is the divine parent of all humankind, , It is hoped that this new telling will add to an increasingly deeper spiritual appreciation of Yeshua's great sacrifice as well as his vision for true peace throughout the world. Rev. Paulina K. Dennis Theologian specializing in Jewish-Christian dialogue
