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	The Last Temptation of Christ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Last Temptation of Christ, also published as The Last Temptation, is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1951.
		What these controversial scenes portray is Satan’s tempting of Christ with the life of a normal man, a man with everyday desires and concerns, free from the burden of being crucified and being the salvation of mankind.
		In the case of Kazantzakis's and Scorsese's Christ, there is a notable difference between Christ's will and the will of his Father; yet driven by his love for mankind and his devotion to his Father, Christ constantly denies his own will in order to fulfill his divine mission as Savior.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ (1037 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ is, despite and because of these things, a brilliant film, one that approaches closest to Christianity's core obsessions and problems.
		The Last Temptation is about the struggle of those two, particularly in the face of destiny and death.
		It is a deeply spiritual examination of Christ the man and Christ the Son of God and the transition from one to the other.
	www.imdb.com /Title?0095497 (963 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ Denied (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Last Temptation of Christ is not an anomaly.
		In The Last Temptation of Christ Denied you will find out what spirits drove Nikos Kazantzakis to write The Last Temptation of Christ, what religious vision captured producer Martin Scorsese, and what compelled MCA/Universal to persist in releasing a movie which is offensive to the largest religious community in the United States.
		The Last Temptation (and many critics of the protesters) think that "without sin" only means that he didn't perform sinful acts, but that true temptation would allow him to have sinful feelings and inclinations.
	answers.org /issues/last_temptation.html (15286 words)

	The Last Temptation Reconsidered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		He could reject the temptation of power in the desert; he could reject especially the temptation of sex, and he could undergo the suffering on the Cross, because he knew what was going to happen." Thus, Scorsese was drawn to a portrayal of the human Christ who had to struggle with fleshly desires and limitations.
		The Last Temptation of Christ is prefaced with his remarkable statement of spiritual and artistic purpose, an excerpt of which Scorsese uses to introduce the film, and and some of which appears in a fuller context in Kazantzakis' spiritual memoir, Report to Greco (1961).
		The sensational material of the "last temptation" proves necessary in order to bring out the full idea of what the sacrifice entails and some sense of the need to transcend the simple and humanly understandable desire for self-satisfaction.
	www.firstthings.com /ftissues/ft9602/iannone.html (2771 words)

	Top 100 Movie Lists - The Last Temptation of Christ
		Christ is forced to overcome the temptations of man when he enters the desert for 40 days.
		Christ was a lunatic suffering from delusions of grandeur.
		This is his last temptation, the life of a normal man. He gets down from the cross and marries Mary Magdalene and has a son.
	www.geocities.com /aaronbcaldwell/Lasttemp.html (1208 words)

	"The Last Temptation of Christ" Released
		The Last Temptation of Christ was based on the 1955 novel of the same name by the Greek Orthodox writer, Nikos Kazantzakis, and his original work almost got him excommunicated.
		The quality of the performances of Willem Dafoe as Jesus Christ, Harvey Keitel as Judas Iscariot, Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene, and (a curious choice) David Bowie as Pontius Pilate, are almost beside the point.
		Taken in a purely naturalistic light, The Last Temptation of Christ might be the story of a man with a mission, with every enticement to abandon it, who nevertheless fulfills his mission.
	www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com /rants/0812almanac.htm (493 words)

	Film as Art: Danél Griffin's Guide to Cinema (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Passion of the Christ is a film that boldly describes the nature of the crucifixion and the sacrifice that Jesus believed that he had to make in order to save mankind from their sins.
		If The Passion of the Christ stirred up feelings of anti-Semitism, Last Temptation was met with attack from fundamental Christians, who could not imagine that Christ would have been tempted to look lustfully at a woman or question whether or not he really was the Messiah.
		Christ’s divinity is not as stake; rather, Scorsese simply challenges the nature of Christ’s divinity, and speculates on possible struggles that being both man and God could have brought.
	uashome.alaska.edu /~jndfg20/website/lasttemptationofchrist.htm (1830 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ. A Hollywood Jesus Review.
		The Last Temptation of Christ: Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ does not claim to be an accurate retelling of the Gospels; it clearly states this at the beginning, however, some parts of the film are accurate.
		But in the film Christ's death is not so much the climax, his hallucination, or last temptation, on the cross is. I remember when this film was released Christians were up in arms about this "blasphemous" film where Jesus fantasizes about having sex with Mary Magdalene while on the cross.
		Jesus' last temptation is not a fantasy about having sex with Mary; rather it is a fantasy, or hallucination about coming down from the cross and living out the remainder of his life as a normal man.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /last_temptation.htm (2375 words)

	Culture Shock: Flashpoints: Theater, Film, and Video: Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ
		Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ, which includes a section in which Christ envisions an ordinary life, including sex and marriage, was called blasphemous by some.
		Before The Last Temptation of Christ is completed, Christian groups worldwide condemn it as blasphemous, although Christian theology teaches that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine, and that to say otherwise is heresy.
		The audience is especially disgusted by a closing image: Christ on the cross is tempted by Satan with visions of a "normal" life with the prostitute Mary Magdalene, replete with sex, marriage, and children.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/cultureshock/flashpoints/theater/lasttemptation.html (578 words)

	Nikos Kazantzakis: The Last Temptation of Christ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This was the Last Temptation which came in the space of a lightning flash to trouble the Savior's last moments.
		Temptation fought until the very last moment to lead him astray, and Temptation was defeated.
		Christ died on the Cross, and at that instant death was vanquished forever.
	www.rjgeib.com /thoughts/christ/christ.html (278 words)

	Last Temptation of Christ
		Entitled The Last Temptation of Christ, it was directed by one of America’s greatest cinematic visionaries, Martin Scorsese.
		Martin Scorsese’s epic masterpiece The Last Temptation of Christ does just that...The top three criteria I used when I sat down to assemble my top 100 movie list was that the film 1) had the power to influence the way I view life, 2) was original, and 3) was entertaining.
		And finally, film theorist Andre Caron states, "At the end of The Last Temptation of Christ, at the exact moment when a shouting Jesus dies on the cross shouting "It is accomplished!" we see on the screen the equivalent of a film run-out, as if the film had been exposed to light.
	www.scorsesefilms.com /lasttemptation.htm (921 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ - Pop Occulture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Last night I watched Martin Scorsese’; The Last Temptation of Christ and was pretty much blown away.
		I saw ‘Last Temptation’ a few years ago and thought it was the most human portrayal of Jesus in any movie.
		I have a feeling that “Passion Of The Christ” is entertaining on the same level that “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is entertaining to me. And if it turns out to be better than I expected, I won’t feel like I did a 180 degree on my “beliefs”.
	www.timboucher.com /journal/2005/09/04/the-last-temptation-of-christ (1741 words)

	Last Temptation of Christ - The CHUD.COM Message Boards
		I watched this for the first time last night and thought it was very good, a fascinating piece of filmmaking.
		I find it interesting to compare this to Passion of the Christ as explorations of the same subject matter, I think Temptation is a better film but that's a matter of opinion.
		The dramatic centerpiece of the film is a half-hour segment in which the dying Christ, played by Willem Dafoe, hallucinates about the devil's final temptation: come down from the Cross, renounce your role as the Messiah, marry Mary Magdalene and live a long and ordinary life.
	www.chud.com /forums/showthread.php?p=1431316 (3001 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Last Temptation of Christ at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Last Temptation of Christ is the film that Martin Scorsese longed to do for many years.
		In a sense, The Last Temptation of Christ is Scorsese’s most personal and intimate film because it shows Jesus Christ as a tortured man, grappling with much the same spiritual issues that Scorsese has in his own life.
		While this challenges Christians from the typical role that Judas plays in the drama, this doesn’t cause nearly the consternation that the last temptation does when Satan comes to Christ on the cross in the form of a young girl.
	www.epinions.com /mvie-review-37EA-455740C0-3A4B90C6-prod3 (1457 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The studio was expecting a backlash due to the controversies revolving around any media treatment of Christ (see fictional portrayals of Jesus Christ), but the protests accompanying Last Temptation were unprecedented.
		The film's musical soundtrack was composed by Peter Gabriel, and released on CD under the title Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ.
		The film's score has been widely acclaimed on its own as a landmark in the popularization of world music.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/t/th/the_last_temptation_of_christ.html (471 words)

	Amazon.com: The Last Temptation of Christ - Criterion Collection: DVD: Willem Dafoe,Harvey Keitel,Paul Greco,Steve ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather strictly on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel of the same name) is surely worth seeing for the controversy and blasphemous content alone, but it's difficult to find in skittish chain video stores.
		But the "last temptation" of the title is nothing overtly naughty--rather, it's the seduction of the commonplace; the desire to forgo following a "calling" in exchange for domestic security.
		I use to say that Christ was described as a demi-god in the Bible because He is half-man and half-god, but I was told that He is really all-man and all-god.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1559409037?v=glance (4128 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ (Criterion) Movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (Criterion) DVD is available from ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Based strictly on Kazantzakis's book, the film has a very different focus than past portraits of the "Messiah." This Jesus (Willem Defoe) is a man wracked with doubt over his position among his followers and fear of the role God has chosen for him, as well as the pain that must accompany it.
		Even before the film was released, it met with controversy from various Christian groups protesting the way Christ was depicted (even before most of the protesters had seen the film).
		It is also in the section of the film devoted to Christ's final temptation, where Satan tempts him with a mortal's life, and he behaves as a mortal in order to have children.
	www.bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/715515010528IE (517 words)

	Amazon.com: The LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST: Books: Nikos Kazantzakis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Last Temptation of Christ is a fictional exploration of the life of one of history's most intriguing figures, Jesus Christ.
		She figures in the last temptation, but more important are the sisters of Lazarus, Martha and Mary.
		The "last temptation" of the title comes from the offer the devil makes Jesus, not precisely of riches and power, but the chance to be a simple husband and father and live a long life among his family, contended and secure in the outcomes his, rather than God's, actions have created.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/068485256X?v=glance (2943 words)

	The Last Temptation Of Christ (1988) - @forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		As he ages and has to confront Jesus during the title's "last temptation", in which Satan tries to tempt Jesus by allowing him to get off the cross and live a normal life married to Mary Magdalene, Keitel's wounded speech to a dying Jesus is the stuff actors' dreams are made of.
		I fully believe that The Last Temptation of Christ is, deservedly, among the best he has given us.
		kazantzakis has a reoccuring theme of duality and opposites in his novels (he was into eastern philosophy) and honed in on the duality of christ, half man, half god and the struggle it would be to come to terms with that.
	www.atforumz.com /showthread.php?t=266460 (1210 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		What lends a slightly comical touch to this scene in particular is the fact that both John the Baptist and Jesus possessed the Knowledge of the Spiritual Laws of Creation and therefore knew and experienced beyond a shadow of a doubt that Love and Justice are ONE.
		It is this Knowledge of Creation that Christ wished to impart to humanity, and it is for this reason alone that He came down to earth, since salvation for mankind lies only in the voluntary adjustment to these Laws and nothing else.
		And speaking of groping in the dark, "The Last Temptation of Christ" underlines more emphatically than ever that the crucifixion was part of God's plan.
	www.cinemaseekers.com /Christ/temptation.html (2182 words)

	Blogcritics.org: Movie Review: The Last Temptation of Christ
		The Last Temptation chronicles the life of Jesus--the man. Jesus is shown saving Mary Magdalene from being stoned to death, gaining His Apostles and followers, and then traveling to the desert for His forty-days-and-forty-nights stay to speak with God.
		The Last Temptation of Christ, although beset in some very minor ways, is still a splendid picture spliced together by an equally excellent ensemble.
		The Last Temptation of Christ may cope with a tedious pace in its first few acts, but by the film's final forty-five minutes, it runs away with a thought-provoking and deeply intriguing conclusion.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2005/09/28/164359.php (1229 words)

	Amazon.ca: Last Temptation of Christ (Widescreen): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Criterion’s release of Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ effectively presents both the film’s beauty and controversy.
		Produced on an extremely tight budget, The Last Temptation of Christ has a very epic feel that is wonderfully captured on this DVD.
		Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather strictly on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel of the same name) is surely worth seeing for the controversy and...
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1559409037 (862 words)

	Images - The Last Temptation of Christ
		Willem Dafoe as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ.
		he Last Temptation of Christ is arguably Martin Scorsese’s most passionate work, and it’s no small compliment that the Criterion Collection is honoring it with this DVD release.
		Every scene packs a punch, and the last temptation, which spans the movie’s final forty minutes, is as devastating as ever.
	www.imagesjournal.com /issue09/reviews/christ/text.htm (1480 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Last Temptation of Christ: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather strictly on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel of the same name) is surely worth seeing for the controversy and blasphemous content alone.
		As screenwriter Paul Schrader explains on the commentary track included on this disc, those who were horrified by "The Last Temptation of Christ" picked the wrong reasons.
		The real heresy in "Last Temptation" (which Schrader adapted from the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis) is its depiction of Judas as Jesus' most loving and loyal disciple, chosen for the difficult act of betrayal necessary to ensure human salvation.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008XFAM (914 words)

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