living4JC
April 23rd, 2008, 10:14 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352277,00.html
In his upcoming biography of Jesus, "Basic Instinct" director Paul Verhoeven will say that Jesus was probably the son of Mary and a Roman soldier who raped her during the Jewish uprising in Galilee, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Verhoeven also claims that Christ was not betrayed by Judas Iscariot.
The director, who also directed "Showgirls," claims to portray Jesus in the most realistic way in his book, co-written by his biographer, Rob van Scheers, and due in September.
Published by Amsterdam-based Meulenhoff, the book is the result of more than 20 years of research.
Over the years, Verhoeven, who is Catholic and holds a Ph.D. in mathematics and physics from the University of Leiden, was a regular attendee of U.S. scholar Robert W. Funk's Jesus seminars, which call into question miracles and statements attributed to Jesus. He is also reported to be a member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars that debate the historical facts of the bible.
Verhoeven, who turns 70 in July, has had a lifelong ambition to make a film about Jesus, based on scientific research. Verhoeven decided to write the book to raise interest in the project. His publisher is in negotiations for an English-language translation, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
:tsk Blasphemy....plain and simple. Only thing I can think of doing is to pray for this man. :ohno
In his upcoming biography of Jesus, "Basic Instinct" director Paul Verhoeven will say that Jesus was probably the son of Mary and a Roman soldier who raped her during the Jewish uprising in Galilee, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Verhoeven also claims that Christ was not betrayed by Judas Iscariot.
The director, who also directed "Showgirls," claims to portray Jesus in the most realistic way in his book, co-written by his biographer, Rob van Scheers, and due in September.
Published by Amsterdam-based Meulenhoff, the book is the result of more than 20 years of research.
Over the years, Verhoeven, who is Catholic and holds a Ph.D. in mathematics and physics from the University of Leiden, was a regular attendee of U.S. scholar Robert W. Funk's Jesus seminars, which call into question miracles and statements attributed to Jesus. He is also reported to be a member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars that debate the historical facts of the bible.
Verhoeven, who turns 70 in July, has had a lifelong ambition to make a film about Jesus, based on scientific research. Verhoeven decided to write the book to raise interest in the project. His publisher is in negotiations for an English-language translation, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
:tsk Blasphemy....plain and simple. Only thing I can think of doing is to pray for this man. :ohno