The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ: (Forgotten Books) Book

Book Description: "This is an account of the events leading up to the Crucifixion of Christ by a 19th century German stigmatic and visionary, Anne Catherine Emmerich. This once-obscure book recently achieved a much higher profile because it was used as an inspiration for the screenplay of Mel Gibson's controversial movie, The Passion of the Christ. A riveting 'you are there' account of this pivotal event, the story is told with great attention to small details, many not mentioned in the Gospels. This is not a novelization; it is a recounting of Emmerich's ecstatic visions, which were accompanied by painful and mysterious physical torments. Emmerich was practically illiterate and this book was dictated by her, which makes the fact that the narrative is so internally coherent all the more compelling.Some readers will note passages which by contemporary standards might be considered anti-Semitic, particularly in the way that the Jewish population is presented as having collective responsibility for the death of Christ. Of course, without apologizing for this in the slightest, it is to be noted that religious and secular institutions of the time sanctioned anti-Semitism in one form or another, so this view was not atypical. On the whole, however, the account considers each of the numerous actors in the drama, Christian, Jewish, or Roman, as individuals with particular motivations, strengths and weaknesses.Emmerich was beatified on Sunday, October 3rd, 2004 by Pope John Paul II, the final step before sainthood. Her feast day is the anniversary of her death on February 9th, 1824." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)Table of Contents: Publisher's Preface; Preface To The French Translation; Introduction; Life Of Anne Catherine Emmerich; To The Reader; Preparations For The Pasch; The Supper-room; Arrangements For Eating The Paschal Lamb; The Chalice Used At The Last Supper; Jesus Goes Up To Jerusalem; The Last Pasch; The Washing Of The Feet; Institution Of The Holy Eucharist; Private Instructions And Consecrations; The Passion; Introduction; Jesus In The Garden Of Olives; Judas And His Band; Jesus Is Arrested; Means Employed By The Enemies Of Jesus For Carrying Out Their Designs Against Him; A Glance At Jerusalem; Jesus Before Annas; The Tribunal Of Caiphas; Jesus Before Caiphas; The Insults Received By Jesus In The Court Of Caiphas; The Denial Of St. Peter; Mary In The House Of Caiphas; Jesus Confined In The Subterranean Prison; The Morning Trial; The Despair Of Judas; Jesus Is Taken Before Pilate; Description Of Pilate's Palace And The Adjacent Buildings; Jesus Before Pilate; The Origin Of The Way Of The Cross; Pilate And His Wife; Jesus Before Herod; Jesus Led Back From The Court Of Herod To That Of Pilate; The Scourging Of Jesus; Mary, During The Flagellation Of Our Lord; Interruption Of The visions Of The Passion By The Appearance Of St. Joseph Under The Form Of A Child; Description Of The Personal Appearance Of The Blessed virgin; The Crowning With Thorns; Ecce Homo; Reflections On The visions; Jesus Condemned To Be Crucified; The Carriage Of The Cross; The First Fall Of Jesus; The Second Fall Of Jesus; Simon Of Cyrene.--third Fall Of Jesus; The Veil Of Veronica; The Fourth And Fifth Falls Of Jesus.--the Daughters Of Jerusalem; Jesus On Mount Golgotha.--sixth And Seventh Falls Of Jesus; The Departure Of Mary And The Holy Women Of Calvary; The Nailing Of Jesus To The Cross; Erection Of The Cross; Crucifixion Of The Thieves; Jesus Hanging An The Cross Between Two Thieves; First Word Of Jesus On The Cross; Eclipse Of The Sun.--second And Third Word Of Jesus On The Cross; The Fear Felt By The Inhabitants Of Jerusalem.--fourth Word Of Jesus On The Cross; Fifth, Sixth, And Seventh Words Of Jesus On The Cross.--his Death; The Earthquake.--apparitions Of The Dead In Jerusalem; The Request Of Joseph Of Arimathea To Be Allowed To Have The Body Of Jesus; The Opening Of The Side Of JesusRead More