When Martin Scorsese was just 11 years old, he storyboarded a cinematic epic named “The Eternal City,” which he described as “a fictitious story of Royalty in Ancient Rome.” It was ...

In Kazantzakis` novel and Scorsese`s movie, Jesus succumbs to the temptation to be good. Only after he is finally out of harm`s way does he unrein his fantasy and permit it to run free.

He shows us clearly how we must do that in the few brief temptations of today's Gospel. At the end of this event for Jesus in Mark's ... set the oppressed free? Is it not to share your food ...

The problem with opportunity is that it only knocks,” writes author Michael Hodgin. “Temptation kicks the door in.” ...

Imagine a story in which Jesus Christ shirked his religious obligations and instead pursued a career as… a gay juggler. That’s the basic plot of The First Temptation of Christ on Netflix ...

Since its release on the streaming service earlier this month, “The First Temptation of Christ ... Kings try to pass off ham as “free-range soy.” And Jesus, the movie suggests, seems ...