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Crucifixion was a well-known and commonly practiced mean of executing criminals in the ancient world. Herodotus, the Greek historian tells us that the Persians used crucifixion as a form of extreme punishment. Other sources reveal the pract...
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The answer is yes. Class dictated who endured crucifixion in ancient Rome, not gender. The historian Flavian Josephus specifically relates the tale of a freed slave, Ide, who was crucified for debauching the temple of Isis out of love for h...
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The Bible teaches that the blood of the Son of God is the only remedy for sin. The Old Testament sacrificial system was a bloody affair - and its primary purpose was to "prime the pump" for the One sacrifice that actually had the ...
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We can agree with James that the Romans were such good executioners that only a small percentage of persons would have survived their methods if we count on chance alone. James suggests “it would be fair to say that in 99.999% of the case...
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It is thought that olive wood was what the crosses were made of during Roman crucifixion. Thanks for using ChaCha!
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The was Pontius Pilate Governor of the province of Judea from AD 26 through 36.
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What were the Roman Laws regarding crucifixion and how was it carried out CRUCIFIXION was a ...
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Nobody did, really. There were several different Christian communities that had different writings from Paul, some of the writings were real and some were not. All of these communities thought their beliefs were the true Christian beliefs, ...
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No. As a matter of fact, it wasn't the Roman's idea to kill Him. The religious leaders of Jesus' day did not think Him evil, either. They felt threatened by Jesus and His followers and wanted Him killed so they incited the Jews to insist on...
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Probably Nero: "The date of Peter's death is thus not yet decided; the period between July, 64 (outbreak of the Neronian persecution), and the beginning of 68 (on 9 July Nero fled from Rome and committed suicide) must be left open for ...
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