
Jim Caviezel stars as Jesus Christ in Benedict Fitzgerald’s and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. (Photo courtesy of IMBD, The Passion of the Christ).

Jim Caviezel stars as Jesus Christ in Benedict Fitzgerald’s and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. (Photo courtesy of IMBD, The Passion of the Christ).

Hercules (1997) Walt Disney Studios (Photograph courtesy of IMDB.com)

William Wylers Ben Hur (1959) starred Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur. (Ben Hur Film 1959 Stock Photos, Getty Images).

Kevin Reynold’s Risen (2016), set in 33 CE, stars Joseph Fiennes as Clavius, a Roman Tribune in Judea who is tasked with finding the missing body of Jesus Christ.