The Passion of the Christ of the Passion in art. For example, the fourteen Stations of the Cross are central to the depiction of the Via Dolorosa in "The Passion of the Christ." All the stations are portrayed except for the eighth station (Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem, a deleted scene on the DVD) and the fourteenth station (Jesus is laid in the tomb). Gibson was also visually inspired by the representation of Jesus on the Shroud of Turin. At the suggestion of actress Maia Morgenstern, the Passover Seder is quoted early in the film. Mary asks, "Why is this night different from other
Ritual of the Bacabs to Christianity in the text. Almost every incantation ends with "Amen," and the thirty-ninth uses "Jesus Mary" ("Jesuz Maria") as an exclamation. "Ritual of the Bacabs" is filled with symbolism that has long since lost its significance and meaning. In his "Maya History and Religion", J. Eric S. Thompson wrote: "The only parallel which comes to mind of the Book of Revelation. Many plants, birds, and insects, all clothed in symbolism and allusions to lost mythology, are important features...even in translation the incantations are very hard to comprehend." Ritual of the Bacabs Ritual of the Bacabs is the name given