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*Among the sites the cast visits are: | *Among the sites the cast visits are: | ||
**The ''Cenacle'', the traditional site of the Last Supper | **The ''Cenacle'', the traditional site of the Last Supper | ||
| − | **The Wailing Wall, the last remaining portion of the Second Temple (and the closest that Jews today can actually get to the Temple Mount) | + | **The Wailing Wall, the last remaining portion of the Second Temple (and the closest that Jews today can actually get to the Temple Mount, due to Jewish religious restrictions -- fear of accidentally treading on the site of the Holy of Holies) |
**The Church of the Holy Sepluchre, the site of Jesus' crucifixion and burial | **The Church of the Holy Sepluchre, the site of Jesus' crucifixion and burial | ||
| − | **The Dome of the Rock, the third-holiest site in Islam (in reality, Homer and any non-Muslim would | + | **The Dome of the Rock, the third-holiest site in Islam (in reality, Homer and any other non-Muslim would be forbidden entrance) |
**The Dead Sea | **The Dead Sea | ||
*The ''Reformers ''parody film parodies both the ''Transformers ''franchise and the different movements in modern Judaism (particularly the more liberal Reform branch and the conservative Orthodox branch) | *The ''Reformers ''parody film parodies both the ''Transformers ''franchise and the different movements in modern Judaism (particularly the more liberal Reform branch and the conservative Orthodox branch) | ||
Revision as of 19:10, April 2, 2010
References
- The title is a reference to the movie The Greatest Story Ever Told.
- This episode has the second title that makes a reference to this movie; the other episode is "The Wettest Stories Ever Told".
- Among the sites the cast visits are:
- The Cenacle, the traditional site of the Last Supper
- The Wailing Wall, the last remaining portion of the Second Temple (and the closest that Jews today can actually get to the Temple Mount, due to Jewish religious restrictions -- fear of accidentally treading on the site of the Holy of Holies)
- The Church of the Holy Sepluchre, the site of Jesus' crucifixion and burial
- The Dome of the Rock, the third-holiest site in Islam (in reality, Homer and any other non-Muslim would be forbidden entrance)
- The Dead Sea
- The Reformers parody film parodies both the Transformers franchise and the different movements in modern Judaism (particularly the more liberal Reform branch and the conservative Orthodox branch)
Trivia
- The set air date is Palm Sunday. Executive Producer Al Jean said "so it’ll be a show that all faiths can come together and be offended by".
