article_snippet: So it's pleasantly surprising that the TV movie based on O'Reilly's book casts Sleiman, as Jesus.
article_snippet: For a long time, the actors chosen to play Jesus have looked more like this O'Reilly and me than like a Judean.
article_snippet: Having a Muslim portray the founder of Christianity, some people contend, is an offense.
article_snippet: So maybe the best thing that Christians can do during this Holy Week is to watch a Muslim portray Jesus.
article_snippet: we live in an uneasy time between Christians and Muslims, between Christianity and Islam.
article_snippet: Now a Muslim actor is bringing a Muslim actor to life, and that is no more scandalous than Jesus own life.
highlights_snippet: A TV movie based on O'Reilly's book "Killing Jesus" casts a Muslim actor as Jesus .
  
highlights_snippet: Maybe best thing Christians during this Holy Week should watch  Muslim portray Jesus, says Tony Jones .