This book consists of some fourteen small chapters, each dealing with some aspect brought up in Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ. The chapters are meant as subjects for in depth discussion about the implications of this movie which has caused much discussion around the world. The chapters deal with the suffering and death of Christ, Pontius Pilate, the woman caught in adultery, Judas, Satan, Jews and anti-Semitism, charity and forgiveness and a note on the resurrection along with other more minor subjects. Insights into these various areas will help the reader as well as the one who has seen the movie to understand the implications of the movie. It should be noted that this book can be read in its entirety without having seen the movie. It is a self contained book whose basic theme is the meaning of the suffering and death of Christ. In short, this book is a treatise on the pascal mystery of Jesus Christ.