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Calvary or Golgotha /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ was the site, outside of ancient Jerusalem’s early first century walls, at which the crucifixion of Jesus occurred. Calvary and Golgotha are the English names for the site used in Western Christianity.
Golgotha is the Greek transcription given by the New Testament, of an Aramaic title, which has traditionally been presumed to be Gûlgaltâ (but see below for an alternative); the Bible glosses it as place of [the] skull — Κρανίου Τόπος (Kraniou Topos) in Greek, and Calvariae Locus in Latin, from which we get Calvary.
Golgotha is referred to in early writings as being a hill looking like the skull-pan of a head very near a gate into the city of Jerusalem.
Since the 6th century it has been referred to as the location of a mountain, and as a small hill since 333. The Gospels describe it as a place near enough to the city that those coming in and out could read the inscription 'Jesus of Nazareth - King of the Jews' . When the King James Version was written, the translators used an anglicised version — Calvary — of the Latin gloss from the Vulgate (Calvariæ), to refer to Golgotha in the Gospel of Luke, rather than translate it; subsequent uses of Calvary stem from this single translation decision. The location itself is mentioned in all four canonical Gospels:
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Actors: Bill Pacer (actor), Karla Jean Davis (writer), Karla Jean Davis (producer), Karla Jean Davis (editor), Karla Jean Davis (director), Karla Jean Davis (costume designer), Joe O'Shea (actor), Frank Warlick (actor), D.W. Campbell (actor), Anessa Ramsey (actress), Cooper Andrews (actor), Michael Michalski (actor), Daniel Manis Jr. (actor), Matthew Brideau (actor), Jenny Irvin (actress),
Plot: A lighthearted homage to German Expressionism: Golgotha. She was the most powerful sorceress ever to live; but time and tribulation have reduced the once-feared Golgotha to a sick, old woman on her deathbed. In a rare moment of candor (and humility), she confesses her life story to a goblin named Minion, the last of her loyal foot servants. Her woeful tale reveals an obsession with a certain wooden-handled sword and, possibly, buried deep beneath her icy facade, a desire for love. However, even unto her dying breath, will Golgotha ever admit it? As we get to know this larger-than-life villain, we also meet a colorful cast of characters, including: King MacGuffin, a cruel tyrant who taxes his subjects to death, Prince Debonere, an ardorous Crusader who isn't quite prepared to wear his father's crooked crown, and Fritz, sidekick and best friend of the Prince, who has a particularly strong affection for the ladies. This reverse fairytale plays out Golgotha's tragic childhood, coming of age, rebellion, and rise to power on a particularly expressionistic stage: that of a silent film. Like an old horror or noir, the entire film is black and white; and although the real-time scenes have recorded sound, all of Golgotha's memories (which comprise a majority of the narrative) occur as a series of silent flashbacks with intertitle dialogue.
Keywords: black-and-white, dragon, homage, magic, parody, silent-film, sorceress, spoof