{"id":12084,"date":"2017-02-07T13:01:24","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=12084"},"modified":"2017-02-07T13:01:24","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:01:24","slug":"12084","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2017\/02\/12084.html","title":{"rendered":"Mel Gibson&#8217;s &#8216;The Passion of the Christ&#8217; Returns to Blu-ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2004 Biblical drama that shook the world is being rereleased today on DVD and Blu-ray.<\/p>\n<p>The new edition, which powerfully chronicles Jesus\u2019s last days before the crucifixion, has been dubbed in 2 new languages\u2014Spanish and Portuguese\u2014and also includes bonus material.<\/p>\n<p>The film begins in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Jesus must resist the temptations of Satan. 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