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Passion Play Presents
The Way Jesus Lived
Christ's entry into Jerusalem,
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Daisenberger (1860) which turn
goes back to the script by Father
Othmar Weis (1810). After the
serious disputes in the past years
concerning the text of the play,
the Parish of Oberammergau
revised the text in order to take
account primarily of Jewish ob
jections, and to adapt it to the
theological propositions of the
Second Vatican Council. The
revision has been made careful
ly, without breaking with tradi
tion.
Local visitors to Germany say
that the Passion Play arises from
a vow which was made and aims
at the same time to be a pro
clamation. It attempts to show
the story of Jesus’ sufferings, as
told in the Gospels, in a popular
way to believers and non
believers, to those in doubt and
those who are seeking. Even
though details in the text or in
the performance may not be
perfect, they plead the words of
the Apostle Paul, “Let Christ be
proclaimed in every way.” This
proclamation is made in the Pas
sion Play not only by the text,
but by the combined effects of
words and music, action and
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tableaux which produces a deep
impression on the audience, say
the McDaniels. The tableaux,
which are taken from the Old
Testament, show the rich
spiritual heritage which is com
mon to both Christian and Jews.
The Passion Play is not concern
ed to seek the guilty ones in the
trial of Jesus. Holy Scripture in
cludes all of mankind in the guilt
for Jesus death. The question of
guilt is not the only issue. Before
guilt stands the cross and the
compassionate love of God
which became visible in His
crucified Son. The language of
the action and songs of the
chorus call upon us to change
our ways and repent, the play ex
horts us to imitate the Lord car
rying the cross and in the final
chorus, encourages us to believe
and have joyful hope.
Mr. and Mrs. Marse Grant of
Raleigh led a 40 member tour
group to Germany, Amsterdam,
Austria and Switzerland and
local F>eople, in addition to the
McDaniels, were Rev. and Mrs.
Yates Campbell, Jinny Bradley,
all of Gastonia, and Lucille
Hales of Dallas. They also visited
Dakau, Hitler’s concentration
camp at Munich, and Anne
Frank’s house in Amsterdam,
among other places of interest.
“Other than my conversion
FROM GERMANY
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Sutton and
children, Beth and Greg, have
arrived from Berlin, Germany
fw a visit with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph E. Stewart and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Owens.
Sutton is being transferred to
Fort Benning, Ga. where the
family will reside after a
furlough here and a brief staf for
schooling in Virginia.
experience this was the most
moving Christian experience in
my life” said McDaniel, who is
active in Bethlehem Baptist
Church. He said the play closes
this season on Sun., Sept. 28th
and will be staged again in 1984.
McDaniel said that other local
[)eople who have attended this
summer’s performance—Ruth
and Bill Fulton, R.G. Whisnant,
Mrs. Betty R. Gamble, and Mrs.
W.T. Weir, have expressed the
same sentiments as he and his
wife, that the performance is so
realistic that ‘it drew us into the
action and we felt like one of the
crowd of witnesses.”
Overall, Kings Mountain peo
ple report that attending the Pas
sion Play was an ‘iiplifting and
forever-to-be-remembered ex
perience.”
The McDaniels do not plan to
return to Germany for the 350th
anniversary performance of the
Passion Play but encourage area
citizens who plan to make a trip
to Europe to obtain tickets early
and make Oberammergau a
‘inust” on their itinerary. It’s
everything one expects and
more.
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