About this title: Anne Catherine Emmerich's The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ is one of the key sources that inspired Mel Gibson's film, "The Passion of Christ." The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ is the record of the visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824), a German nun who displayed the stigmata. Her narrative of the crucifixion is ...
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"This book was my Lenten reading. The Passion narratives in the Bible are spectacular, but this book helps ground me with more details and a longer narrative. Sister Emmerich's accounts give the Passion a more tangible grasp and provides some insights on how people *may* have reacted, such as Judas and whatnot."
"These visions consist only of Holy Week and Easter. They are at times painfully detailed (think 380 pages for something that takes about 6 in the Bible), outlining the layout of Jerusalem, the construction of Pilate's palace, and sometimes pages of backstory for seemingly insignificant characters. In the midst of such detail there's also ample room for vagueness, and repetition, particularly in phrases such as, "Jesus uttered kind words," or "The archers committed many atrocities against him." If the vague and repetitive phrases would have been cut, this book could have been 100 pages shorter. But I guess it's important for us to continuously know that Jesus spoke kind words and suffered a lot of pain and humiliation leading up to the crucifixion.
The place where these visions are really satisfying lies in Anne Catherine's treatment of the supporting cast in the passion story: Pilate, Judas, Peter, Veronica, the other disciples. She zooms in close and paints intimate, complex portraits of these characters that are fascinating to read. The places which include dialog not present in the Bible are also a treat, but happen rarely (usually she forgoes real dialog for "they spoke quietly," and other such descriptors). This book didn't have nearly the sense of ridiculous piety as I'd expected (i.e.: The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics), which was refreshing. For the most part, she portrayed even the holiest characters (Jesus and Mary) as people, only dabbling in the supernatural when talking about angels or Jesus and Mary's psychic connection.
I'd like for a historian to read this book and see how accurately Anne Catherine portrayed the politics and setting. There were a few very obvious bits of Catholic propaganda in here, such as the assertion that all the angels admire the One Catholic Church (come on, they're angels -- what do they care for what is essentially a political institution?). And while I do believe that Anne Catherine truly did have visions, she lost credibility in their "accuracy" when she described Jesus as "fair in complexion.""
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