Quoted by the ADL:

In the words of Paula Fredrickson, one of the scholars, "the script, when we got it, shocked us." She noted that the scholars "pinpointed its historical errors and - again, since Mr. Gibson has so trumpeted his own Catholicism - its deviations from magisterial principles of biblical interpretation."

She went on to say: "That script - and, on the evidence, the film -- presents neither a true rendition of the gospel stories nor a historically accurate account of what could have happened in Jerusalem, on Passover, when Pilate was prefect and Caiaphas was high priest.… The true historical framing of Mr. Gibson's script is neither early first century Judea (where Jesus of Nazareth died) nor the last first-century Mediterranean Diaspora (where the evangelists composed their Gospels). It is post-medieval Roman Catholic Europe."

As for the film, I intend to see it. I'll reserve judgment until I do, but I'll be watching it with the fear that it will encourage a new wave of Anti-Semitism among the uninformed. But, I'll also be watching with the hope that my fears are baseless. With Mel Gibson's box office power coupled with the power of film, this work has the potential to be a work of great consequence... For good and/or for bad. Let's hope it's all for the good.