I'm sure it's well done. I have a real problem with having a muslim actor portray Jesus. Call me a bigot, I just can't see having an actor who professes to follow Mohammed the Sociopath and Allah the Moongod, and for whom central tenets of their belief system are that they need to kill or convert everyone who doesn't follow Allah and Mohammed, women are slaves and less-than-human, and children are to be used however an adult muslim male so desires.

However, I'm really impressed that a right-winger like O'Reilly is embracing diversity.

I have not seen "Killing Jesus" not have any intent of doing so. Ted Baxter, er, I mean O'Reilly, stated several times he would not use the Gospels as a source as they were not "historical". What he did use is beyond me but in one of the promos for the film Pontius Pilate is shown uttering the phrase it is better for one man to die than an entire nation. Not only is that from the Gospels but it was not Pilate who said it, it was the high priest Caiaphas.

Now I do not know if that appears in O'Reilly's book or was an interpolation by the film's creators, but either way, plus the fact O'Reilly kept stressing the Gospels weren't used due to their lack of historicity, the book and the film are not for me.

One more word: if I am wrong about what I think the promo showed, Pilate instead of Caiaphas, I hope someone who actually watched the film will correct me. Won't hurt my feelings as truth is of a higher value.

Re: TM's post.

I'd like to know what sources O'Reilly used for all that. He claims repeatedly his work is based on historical documentation. To put it mildly:

I like that graphic! I'm saving it.