The Death of Jesus: Do You Know How It Really Happened?

In this article we will tell you how it was Jesus' death in the reality; beyond the movies we are used to seeing. It doesn't matter if you are a believer or not, this data will always be quite interesting.

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The death of Jesus, how did it happen?

As many know, Jesus died at the age of 33, on a Friday, April 7, of the year 30, of our common era; or more is also known, year 30 AD We can find multiple data and details about his death, in the gospels written in the bible by his apostles.

Although it is also possible to find some documents, outside the bible that relate not only Jesus' death; but also his life and work. Be that as it may, all documentary sources agree on something; Jesus Christ of Nazareth, died crucified, just as they are presented to us in the films based on his Passion.

What is the crucifixion?

It was a death penalty that the Romans used, to punish criminals, slaves and other vandals; Although it seems strange, this penalty only applied to foreigners, but not to Roman citizens themselves; they were punished in another way.

This method, contrary to what many believe, was not exclusive to the Romans; in fact, they were not the creators of this death penalty either. There is data that the Achaemenid Empire, in the XNUMXth century BC, already used this type of method to punish people.

The crucifixion probably originated in Assyria, an ancient region, which belonged to Mesopotamia; Years later, Alexander the Great, copied this same method and spread it to all the regions of the Eastern Mediterranean, in the XNUMXth century BC.

Of course, this method reached the Romans, who later took it up as well, to carry out their executions. It is known that around 73-71 BC; already the Roman Empire, used the crucifixion as a regular method of execution.

What is the crucifixion?

There are several variants of this death penalty, although it is the best known to all of us; which is the person nailed both feet and hands, to a wooden cross. This person to whom this method was applied, was left there for days, until he died, half dressed or naked; although there were cases where the person could die within hours of being crucified.

Although it may seem an archaic and unorthodox method, it is still used in the current era; after so long that it was created and so long that the same disappeared Roman Empire, stopped using it. Countries like: Sudan, Yemen and Saudi Arabia; they continue to use this method as punishment, in some cases, even as the death penalty.

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Details of the death of Jesus

Now, as we all know, Jesus was condemned by the Jews to die on the cross, in exchange for the life of a criminal, Barabbas.

It is known that before this, he was brutally flogged and forced to carry the cross, through all the streets of Jerusalem, up to Golgotha; place where he was crucified and then died.

According to some discoveries made in a necropolis located in Givat ha-Mivtar; where the remains of a man were found, who was contemporary with the Son of God. Based on this discovery, more details could be given about the last hours of life of Jesus of Nazareth.

This man still had a nail embedded in his feet; object that could not be extracted, in addition to some remains of wood that still had; which ends up concluding that he was indeed crucified.

The type of wood that they used for this man and, possibly for Jesus (since as we said, it was contemporary), was olive; It could also be observed that it had a small projection on the feet, which the Romans used to support their feet on it. In this way, the life of the condemned was extended, since, otherwise, he could die of suffocation if the entire weight of the body was carried only by the arms.

This piece of wood, helped the man to lean on it and the weight of the body was distributed; giving longer to suffering.

In the case of the man they discovered, it is not noticeable that the bones of his hands or wrists are broken, since they were totally intact; so the scientists deduced that he was not nailed, but only tied quite tightly to the cross by the arms. In the case of Jesus' death, it is known that this was so.

One of the biggest diatribes that existed today was whether Jesus was nailed to the palms of the hands or to the wrists; doubt that it has already been resolved, since it has been concluded that if a person was crucified (or simply nailed) in the palms of the hands, due to the weight of the body, sooner or later it would come off, ending up collapsing the body. On the other hand, when a person is crucified on the wrists, this problem would no longer arise and would keep the person's body subject to the surface where it was nailed.

In the case of the feet, from what could be found in the discovery; A fairly long nail was used and that same one, it crossed the two feet of the person in the following way: the legs will be opened in such a way that the middle post would be in the middle of both; then, the ankles of the legs, would rest on the sides of this post, and the nail would go through both feet from ankle to ankle; traversing one foot first, the wood and then the other foot.

It is known that Jesus, after having been crucified; he spent a long time on the cross, and that supposedly a Roman soldier named Longinus, under orders to end the torture of Christ; pierced him with a spear to the side, which caused a great bloodshed and in turn, brought with him Jesus' death.

Symbolism of the death of Jesus

It can be observed that the crucifixion is a very cruel, painful and suffering punishment. Many famous people and philosophers, like Cicero (although it was many years before Christ); rated this method, as:

  • "The worst punishment the most cruel and terrible torture."
  • "The worst and last torture, the one inflicted on slaves."

Beyond all these data and details about Jesus' death, it must also be noted; the reasons He had, even knowing how His life would end. As many gospels dictate, through Him we are free and forgiven of all sin and evil in this world; besides showing us the Great Love of God and of Jesus Christ, who, even dying for us, loves us beyond all the things we say, do and think; that, even being sinners, He himself bore all our guilt

The next video that we will leave you next, consists of a documentary that explains how the last hours of Jesus Christ of Nazareth were; so you can further expand the information in this post and learn more about it.

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