Act 1 - Who's Who?
- What is Judas’ mind clearer about?
- What were his expectations of Jesus and warnings
- Are his concerns legitimate? Why? Why not?
- What do the disciples hope to hear from Jesus?
- Why does Judas confront Jesus?
Act 2 - Trouble Brewing
- How is Jesus a threat to the leaders?
What else could they have done to deal with Jesus?
What do the Zealot’s want from Jesus?
What does Jesus mean “to conquer death you only have to die...?”
Is Pilate to be pitied? Or despised? WHy/WHy not?
Act 3 - Tough Choices
- (temple) In this mixture of the new and the ancient, what is the filmmaker trying to say?
How did Jesus “feel” about healing some but not all who sought him out?
What kind of love does Jesus want from us? (I don’t know how to love him)
How historical do you think it was that some women may have loved Jesus as a man?
(Tank scene) Why did the director choose tanks to symbolize the forces that led Judas to betray Jesus? What could have Judas done?
Do you think that Judas was damned for all time? Or was his eventual suicide an admission of his guilt - - How are christians today like the disciples in the final song?
Act 4 - Confrontations
- +What is Judas accusing Jesus of becoming?
+How does “I just want to know” give us an indication that the crucifixion was a true choice?
+Why doesn’t Jesus try and impress everyone by doing miracles? (c.f. Luke 4)
+Does it seem plausible that Jesus would have “second thoughts?”
+Why do you think that the filmmakers chose to bring famous paintings into this scene?
Act 5 - Who is this Jesus and What Difference does He make?
- How does Judas represent the extreme end of "not understanding?"
- "...you have murdered me..." Do you think it was fair of Judas to say these words?
- Trial before Pilate: who really has power? What is Power?
- Judas' three basic questions - What are the answers?
- Bus: Who seems to be changed? who seems unchanged? What does it mean that Judas gets back on the bus? What do you think is going through Judas' mind?
