History of Religious Passion Plays NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports on the history of passion plays -- the dramatic performances recounting the suffering of Christ -- and why Jews are concerned about renewed anti-Semitism resulting from Mel Gibson's new film The Passion of the Christ.

History of Religious Passion Plays

NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports on the history of passion plays — the dramatic performances recounting the suffering of Christ — and why Jews are concerned about renewed anti-Semitism resulting from Mel Gibson's new film The Passion of the Christ.