# Sequel/Prequel Titles For "The Passion of the Christ" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 5, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279 "2004-04-05T01:45:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/21 "2004-04-05T20:11:13Z")
_Ballistic: Thomas vs. Paul_ Tag line: Combat writings by badass prophets. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/22 "2004-04-05T20:18:04Z")
\*The Passion 2: Die Harder! The Passion 2: Double-Crossed The Passion, Episode II: Attack of the Disciples The Passion II: He’s all out of bubblegum.\* Spoiler for another movie: Dracula 2000 Or, how about _3 Days Later_ ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/23 "2004-04-05T20:21:38Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > Jesus II : Return of the King > > Jesus 0: The Fellowship of the disciples. I’d edit this slightly … Jesus II: The Two Temples (Jerusalem and Rome? OK, so it’s a stretch) Jesus III: The Return of the King ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/24 "2004-04-05T20:38:59Z")
Between The Passion and The Resurrection, there was… the Harrowing of Hell! The Passion II: Beyond Thunderdome. Jesus kicks ass in hell… Summer 2005! ---
**Author:** ![Dignan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/25 "2004-04-05T20:40:34Z")
I think Steve Martin’s suggestion in _The New Yorker_ would be fitting: **Lethal Passion** ---
**Author:** ![Saxman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Saxman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saxman)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/26 "2004-04-05T21:02:01Z")
**The Passion 2: Passion Fish** ---
**Author:** ![Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raymond_luxury_yacht/32/4099_2.png) [@Raymond\_Luxury\_Yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raymond_Luxury_Yacht)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/27 "2004-04-05T23:18:26Z")
[nitpick]Um, **Amanita** , did you read the whole thread?[/nitpick] ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/28 "2004-04-06T00:39:28Z")
They thought they were through with him…they thought wrong. Arnold Swarzenager in, “I told you not to cross me!” **The Passion of the Christ II**. _Jesus is back…and he’s pissed_. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/29 "2004-04-06T00:44:39Z")
The Messiahinator II This time one is here to save, the other to corrupt. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/30 "2004-04-06T01:06:14Z")
**Pulp Christian** ---
**Author:** ![Okaybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc348/32.png) [@Okaybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okaybear)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/31 "2004-04-06T01:29:38Z")
How about **Passion Fruit** : Jesus is out of the closet, and walking on water! _Okaybear waves her rainbow flag timidly_😃 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/32 "2004-04-06T01:49:31Z")
> [@Okaybear](#): > > How about **Passion Fruit** : Jesus is out of the closet, and walking on water! In a FABULOUS pair of Armani sandals! ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/33 "2004-04-06T01:56:21Z")
The dregs of humanity, chosen by a marked man. They were… **The Disciples** Tag line: _Damn, It’s Good To Be A Gangsta_ ---
**Author:** ![jweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jweb)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/34 "2004-04-06T03:21:33Z")
The Passion 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear The Passion 33 1/3: The Final Insult Alternatively, we could go with: The Passion 2: The Secret of The Ooze ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/35 "2004-04-06T03:21:36Z")
Passion II Apocalypse Now ---
**Author:** ![dangergene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@dangergene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangergene)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/36 "2004-04-06T04:58:18Z")
> [@DeVena](#): > > **The Disciples** \* Surely that would be **D’sciples**? ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/37 "2004-04-06T07:37:10Z")
The passion II, “I’ll be back” (of course with the accent) “Yo, do I get a book deal with this?” ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/38 "2004-04-06T13:22:55Z")
Prequel: _ **Midnight in the Garden of Gethsemene.** _ Jesus, a wealthy and eccentric furniture dealer, is accused of murdering his boyfriend. A young journalist is intrigued by Jesus and the odd cast of characters surrounding him. Jesus is acquitted, to the embarassment of the young DA, and is later brought up on trumped-up charges, which brings us to _The Passion_… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/39 "2004-04-06T13:41:39Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Prequel: > > _ **Midnight in the Garden of Gethsemene.** _ > > Jesus, a wealthy and eccentric furniture dealer, is accused of murdering his boyfriend. A young journalist is intrigued by Jesus and the odd cast of characters surrounding him. This is the film that features Mary “Chardonnay” Magdalene, a flamboyant and gutsy Judean drag queen, right? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-prequel-titles-for-the-passion-of-the-christ/238279/40 "2004-04-06T13:50:07Z")
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