"Doug Weller" <
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: COSTUMES
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: For this film to be an accurate depiction of Christ's
crucifixion,
: it would have to be rated X(NC-17). This is because crucified
: victims were executed in the nude. In everyday life, men and
: women alike wore tunics - a type of simple, one-piece dress,
: belted at the waist, with a hole for the head and two holes for
: the arms. A mantle (a large rectangular cloak) was worn over
: the tunic, but on the shoulders, not over the head as shown in
: the movie. Jewish men had tassels (called tzitzit) attached
: to the corners of their mantles. Long (ankle-length) tunics
: were worn by men for ceremonial purposes (for example, by
: priests) as well as by women, and short (knee-length) tunics
: were worn by slaves, soldiers, and for purposes of work,
: where mobility was required. Nothing (no underwear) was
: worn under tunics, except by Essene men who wore a loin
: cloth.
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: Doug
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I'm not familiar with "Essene" - is that a similar word for High
Priests? I'm guessing that because in the early books of the
Bible, it mentions during Moses leading the people through the
desert - how the High Priests that were in the Tabernacle wore
required to wear linen (?) undergarments... Unfortunately, I've
got to run so I can't look up the exact verses... I'll try to do
that later today unless somebody beats me to it.

Wow, that was a lot of information Doug!


Cyndi