


''The Passion of the Christ'' is scheduled to open next week - on Ash Wednesday.

Gibson does not allude to the fierce debate over his depiction of Jews that engulfed his film long before its release date. Gibson's film company, Icon Distribution Inc. The word ''Jews,'' on the other hand, is not uttered in this documentary, which was made for Mr. Gibson clowning with extras on location in Italy. There are interviews with the director and crew members as well as scenes of Mr. On Sunday on PAX TV, viewers can see snippets of dialogue in Aramaic and Latin, with subtitles. Anyone who cannot bear to wait one more day to hear Aramaic in a movie theater should be assuaged by ''The Making of 'The Passion of the Christ,' '' a behind-the-scenes look at Mel Gibson's much-discussed film.
