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Thanks to Helenann Hartley for this one from BBC News:



Gibson's Passion tops box office

The Passion of the Christ has gone straight to the top of the North American box office chart.



It took an estimated $76.2m (£40.7m) from Friday to Sunday and these takings are the seventh highest in US cinema history.



On Paleojudaica, Jim Davila draws attention to a nice piece from today's Guardian:



What's popcorn in Aramaic?

Its alleged anti-semitism isn't the only problem with Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. There's also the small matter of it being in Aramaic. To help enrich your enjoyment, here is a handy glossary of useful terms

Tim Dowling