I haven't actually seen the film, but I have read the book, which is excellent. The movie clip below depicts the crucifixion and the dice game.
The Robe is a 1953 Biblical epic which tells the story of Marcellus Gallio- the Roman soldier who wins Jesus' robe in a dice game at the foot of the cross- and his slave Demetrius, and how their lives are both changed by this event. It is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas: In the book, the irreverent young Tribune Marcellus Gallio insults Prince Gaius Julius Agrippa. Because his father is a prominent Roman senator, Marcellus isn't executed but is instead punished by being sent to command a small Roman garrison in a podunk town in Palestine. In Jerusalem at Passover, he is ordered to carry out the crucifixion of Jesus. His second-in-command, a grizzled veteran who has presided over many executions, advises Marcellus that it'll be easier for him to get through if he's liquored up. At Golgotha, a tipsy Marcellus drunkenly gambles with some of the soldiers and ends up winning Jesus' robe and afterwards it- and its former owner- seem to haunt him, destroying his peace of mind and, he fears, his sanity. I haven't actually seen the film, but I have read the book, which is excellent. The movie clip below depicts the crucifixion and the dice game.
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After Good Friday services at our respective churches, I and other family members gathered at a sister's place for the annual painting of Easter eggs. Egg painting is serious business in our family, though some of the nephews and nieces rolled their eyes at the amount of time we adults took, mostly because the ice cream wasn't being served until after all eggs were completed. Here are a few results: Admittedly, decorating eggs predates the Christian celebration of Easter; many cultures practiced this as part of spring rituals, as eggs were seen to symbolize fertility and rebirth. Early Christians in Mesopotamia continued this familiar tradition but gave it a Christian twist by dying their eggs red, to commemorate the shedding of Jesus' blood during His crucifixion. Eventually the Easter egg- symbol of rebirth- came to represent Christ's resurrection for Christians. And, of course, they're really fun to paint. Related Posts:Agnus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy on us. Agnus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, dona nobis pacem. grant us peace.
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