Why would someone who can do miracles, let himself suffer the torture of crucifixion?
Q. If I had the power to heal the sick, to make the blind see, and to raise people from the dead, why would I let myself suffer the torture of crucifixion, even if I would allow it to happen just for show, and just to make my point. Did Jesus REALLY suffer on the cross? Dear God, forgive me for this blasphemy, but I had to ask the question.
Asked by zigoto - Fri Dec 18 20:19:35 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 15 Answers - Comments

A. this is a good question, all he had to do was die for our sins , right? he didn't`t have to suffer, so he wouldn't be cheating if he had used some power to prevent the physical pain. its not even like he was dieing just his body was.
Answered by Tardacus - Fri Dec 18 20:48:13 2009

Do you think a Crucifixion scene with Santa will help people think about the true meaning of Christmas?
Q. We used to just put out a nativity set, but this year we have Santa in Crucifixion with crucified elves on either side.
Asked by - Wed Dec 7 10:54:17 2011 - Religion & Spirituality - 17 Answers - Comments

A. Wrong holiday. Crucifixion = Easter
Answered by Auntie Anne Arkey - Wed Dec 7 10:56:23 2011

Was the Crucifixion the most important event in the gospel story, or the least important?
Q. The Apostles didn't even show up for the Crucifixion! (except for John) Christ said that they would be in their homes... and since Christ himself confirmed it, I guess they were supposed to be in their homes. So if the Apostles were the ones who were being trained to preach the Gospel, why were they not asked to come and witness the whole thing? Add in the fact that Christ did not say anything about dying for the sins of mankind when he returned to them... doesn't that mean that the Crucifixion did not have the kind of importance that people place on it these days?
Asked by Lakely - Wed Dec 17 08:49:38 2008 - Religion & Spirituality - 20 Answers - Comments

A. Jesus is the SUN. The Apostles represent the constellations of the Zodiac in the Jesus story. The reference to homes is: Each constellation is referred to as a house hence there are 12 houses of the Zodiac. The Crucifixion was the end of the year (the end of Jesus' one year seminary) This is why on the 3rd day he rises again to start a new year. Because it was the end of the year the Apostles (constellations) are in there houses.
Answered by nebulajr@ymail.com - Wed Dec 17 09:00:30 2008

Is It Okay For Christians To Be Turned Off By The Crucifixion?
Q. When watching Jesus videos I prefer to skip the crucifixion scene. I know that Jesus is our Savior but I don't want to think of someone being treated that way. Do other Christians feel the same way?
Asked by - Wed Jan 5 06:26:49 2011 - Religion & Spirituality - 8 Answers - 2 Comments

A. I feel the same. Until I'd seen The Passion I'd never watched a crucifixion scene, and with the first blow of the whip I turned the channel. I was even sickened by the amount of blood on the Shroud of Turin, and just how many injuries this person received. Whether this was the burial shroud of Jesus we'll never know, and to see the extent to which people were tortured ... It's just awful, and I can't watch such a thing. To be honest, I can't watch the Humane Society commercials, either. No person or animal deserves to be treated with such cruelty. It's just heartbreaking.
Answered by - Wed Jan 5 06:34:55 2011

What is the difference between Roman and Jewish crucifixion? Was it for the same purpose?
Q. I'm taking a New Testament course right now and am studying the crucifixion of Jesus. I understand that the Pontius Pilate crucified him due to popular demand of society. Jesus was arrested for blasphemy and was still crucified despite the fact that the only people that the Romans crucified were thieves and insurrectionists. However, was there a different reason why Jewish people crucified people or is the reasoning of this punishment the same?
Asked by couture_x - Sun Mar 6 19:03:35 2011 - Religion & Spirituality - 8 Answers - Comments

A. Jews did not crucify people. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar. The Torah commanded that people be STONED for sins (see what happened to Stephen).
Answered by - Sun Mar 6 19:05:43 2011

How can you explain David's graphic portrayal of Jesus' death by crucifixion?
Q. Psalm 22 1000 years previous to crucifixion being established as a form of capital punishment? Crucifixion came along in Persia about 600 BC, ended under Constantine about 400 AD. King David died about 360 years before that practice was recorded in history...
Asked by Ephesians 2:8 - Sun Feb 14 01:51:21 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 13 Answers - Comments

A. For those having trouble finding it: Psalm 22:17 - "they have pierced my hands and feet." 18 - "They have numbered all my bones." 19 - "They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots." Interesting question...I hadn't thought of that as a way to show it. In answer to your question: it's a real prophecy. EDIT: And for Sage below who has problems with the ancient record... Tacitus (56 117), writing c. 116, regarding the burning of Rome: Nero fastened the guilt of starting the blaze and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians [Chrestians] by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty… [cont.]
Answered by - Sun Feb 14 02:21:44 2010

How come nobody in the bible ever mentions why Jesus didn't say anything about his own crucifixion?
Q. Why didn't anyone ever mention that Jesus didn't say anything about his death beforehand ? Well , it's obvious that Jesus didn't say anything about his crucifixion , because he wanted the others to see for themselves that he is the son of God . also , they wouldn't have crucified him because it would prove he is the messiah. But why doesn't the authors ever mention why Jesus didn't mention his crucifixion?
Asked by Anonomys man 22 - Tue Aug 11 19:05:38 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 8 Answers - Comments

A. Mat 26:2 Ye know that after two days is [the feast of] the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. Luk 24:7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. They just did not understand the OT prophecies. Jesus coaxed them along and they still didn't. Mar 8:31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. Remember, Peter told him this would never happen and Jesus rebuked him and called him satan. Mar 8:32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. Mar 8:33 But when he had… [cont.]
Answered by Shyanah - Tue Aug 11 19:10:45 2009

Which emotion was strongest for the apostles, fear for their lives or mourning for Jesus after the crucifixion?
Q. After the crucifixion the Romans hunted down, killed and imprisoned the followers of Jesus. Almost all the apostles and it is said Jesus' family left the region to escape to other lands, which is why early Christianity spread. The apostles scattered to save their own lives but also took the story of Jesus with them.
Asked by purplepeace59 - Sat Jun 27 22:03:03 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 14 Answers - Comments

A. Fear was probably strongest at first as they were human. But later they would have said they were given courage by their God. There is no doubt that they were persecuted. Cornelius Tacitus, one of the most reliable source historians of first-century Rome, wrote in his Annals a year-by-year account of events in the Roman Empire under the early Caesars. Among the highlights that he reports for the year A.D. 64 was the great fire of Rome. People blamed the emperor Nero for this conflagration since it happened "on his watch," but in order to save himself, Nero switched the blame to "the Christians," which is the first time they appear in secular history. Careful historian that he was, Tacitus then explains who "the… [cont.]
Answered by Marie111 - Sat Jun 27 22:49:50 2009

What are the pros and cons of being post-crucifixion jesus?
Q. Pro- It's easy to cheat at hide and seek with holes in your hand. Con- It makes eating skittles and swatting flies rather difficult. So what other pros and cons are there for being post-crucifixion jesus?
Asked by - Mon Aug 23 04:54:44 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 6 Answers - Comments

A. Masturbation just got real interesting.
Answered by mykl - Mon Aug 23 04:57:01 2010

Why are there very few depictions of the crucifixion in Early Christian art?
Q. Why are there very few depictions of the crucifixion in Early Christian art?
Asked by cerodragon - Tue Jan 12 21:13:07 2010 - Other - Arts & Humanities - 1 Answers - Comments

A. Might be because they were lower class, had no patronage, were illegal, not much art they produced lasted and they had to be secretive about it... plus the Ten Commandments explicitly forbids representations of people/animals in art (which Christians these days ignore).
Answered by RatZ - Wed Jan 13 13:47:09 2010

Does Jesus came to India after crucifixion?
Q. I heard that Jesus came to India and lived in Kashmir after crucifixion. Is it true?
Asked by murali_siddharth - Wed May 6 08:00:01 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 12 Answers - Comments

A. No Jesus did not leave the Holy land until His ascension into heaven, it was the Apostle Thomas that tradition says went to India and indeed there are many shrines dedicated to him there. God bless.
Answered by Sentinel - Wed May 6 08:04:21 2009

How did the apostles write about Jesus' crucifixion if none of them were present?
Q. Especially if Mark's Gospel was written first, how did he know what to write about the crucifixion if he wasn't there?
Asked by gandalf - Sun May 9 18:19:50 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 7 Answers - Comments

A. I believe, as Thomas Jefferson did, that every supernatural act attributed to Jesus was an embellishment of his "biographers". There is simply no corroborating documentation for his last words or changing water into wine or his body turning up missing from the crypt. And to the guy with the civil war analogy - the flaw in your logic is that many more people COULD and DID write about their experiences during that war than ever wrote about Jesus during his lifetime.
Answered by Middle Man - Sun May 9 18:28:49 2010

How can we saved after Jesus' crucifixion?
Q. What is the logic there?If we direct God to ask for forgiveness then what is the significance of Jesus crucifixion?
Asked by and i love her - Mon Mar 22 13:45:27 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 10 Answers - Comments

A. We are all sinners. jesus is God and of course sinless obviously, and JESUS is the only acceptable sacrifice and PAYMENT for our sins. Nothing else pays for any of our sins. All the good deeds in the world won't pay for even ONE of our sins. All the "living a moral life" won't pay for even one of our sins. "Religions of the world" cannot pay for ANYONE'S sins. The truth is that Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sins, and then Jesus rose from the dead. That is why Jesus had to die on the cross, because there is no other way for us to be saved. You must believe in Jesus alone for salvation, to be saved! That simple! Either Jesus already paid for a person's sins, or that person will pay for their sins in eternal… [cont.]
Answered by David - Mon Mar 22 13:50:05 2010

Is the real crucifixion reenactment in the Philippines fatal?
Q. I read news that people in the Philippines used to do that on Good Friday every year. Why did they do that? and was there anyone died from the crucifixion?
Asked by Ephram Saracen - Fri Apr 10 05:07:52 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 5 Answers - 1 Comments

A. No the people doing re enactments of the crucifixion for religious reasons in the belief that it atones for their sins and/or the sins of others do not die. Most crucifixion scenes represented in art, film and enacted dramas like in the Philippines do not portray what was so awful about crucifixion at all. Remember it was considered to be one of the most feared and torturous of executions and the Romans had lots of practice and knew how to inflict pain. After the scourging which was portrayed in all its brutality in a recent film and after the nailing modern re enactments look like someone just waits up there to die. Well no. Thats when the torture begins. Crucifixion is not done by nailing someone by the palms of their hands or the middle… [cont.]
Answered by - Fri Apr 10 11:57:05 2009

What are the similarities between crucifixion and barbaric blood-rituals?
Q. You'll excuse the loaded language, i had to get the term right so i could picture it for you.
Asked by the redcap - Sun Feb 15 00:06:46 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 5 Answers - Comments

A. You want to know the similarities. It will not going to help you. Trust in God: Trust in Jesus Christ. Recite Rosary.God will answer your prayers Read the Holy Bible every day
Answered by Gamaliel T - Sun Feb 15 00:12:01 2009

Is a crucifixion more painful or getting swallowed and partially digested by a giant fish?
Q. also after 30 days, you are still alive and the fish has a #2 with you in it.
Asked by Yetis Endure Cold - Wed Oct 20 19:44:13 2010 - Religion & Spirituality - 4 Answers - Comments

A. I see so this is something you've experienced.
Answered by - Wed Oct 20 19:46:59 2010

Should I start going to church if I want to know more about the crucifixion of Jesus?
Q. Hi. I'm a big fan of the movie Passion Of The Christ and I'm wondering if I should start going to church if I want to learn more about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. I know how they crucified him in the movie, but I'm not sure if I should know more about it. So again, should I start going to church? And also, is Passion Of The Christ appropriate for church even though it's rated R?
Asked by rsf1754 - Sat Sep 26 10:51:35 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 9 Answers - Comments

A. Yes it is appropriate for Church. And if you want to more know more about Christ's life yes you can go to Church. Look for one that reads the word of God,and that you are comfortable with. God bless may he lead you to right church for you.
Answered by pjpackers - Sat Sep 26 10:58:06 2009

what was the date when dinoysius painted The Crucifixion?
Q. i have to do a report on the renaissance project. and i need to find the info bout the crucifixion.
Asked by melly belly - Mon Mar 24 22:42:21 2008 - Painting - 2 Answers - Comments

A. You sure you have the correct question ? Dionysus or Dionysos is the Greek god of wine equal to Bacchus, the Roman God of Wine
Answered by edzerne - Mon Mar 24 23:19:36 2008

How many people supposedly saw Jesus after his crucifixion? Do you believe? Believers and nonbelievers welcome?
Q. Is there any real proof besides faith that Jesus did live and was risen after his Crucifixion? What is your thought on it.
Asked by GisherJohn - Thu Mar 5 22:21:58 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 17 Answers - Comments

A. None at all, just faith and the bible.
Answered by WRATH OF THE FIST - Thu Mar 5 22:25:44 2009

Did the means of Christ's death need to be crucifixion for the atonement to take place?
Q. I'm not asking "did Christ need to die?" and please don't just say "to fulfill prophecy" because obviously the prophecy would have changed if Christ didn't have to suffer crucifixion. What do you think is the reason for crucifixion if it was not the only acceptable death?
Asked by prfctommy - Fri Jan 21 16:38:18 2011 - Religion & Spirituality - 6 Answers - Comments

A. Hello I believe there is a great significance with regard to ALL the aspects of Jesus death - from the way he was betrayed to the type of death he suffered and even the timing of his death! Lets start at Ezekiel 43:18, where God gives specific instructions on burnt offerings and how the blood is to be sprinkled on the altar. Read down a little and you ll see the blood was not just randomly sprinkled about, but was placed on the four corners. The blood was used to cleanse--the altar had to be cleansed for the purpose of sin atonement. Beginning at Ezekiel 45:18, you can read about the value of blood for cleansing the sanctuary and the altar in preparation for Passover. Notice again that the blood is placed on the four corners of the ledge… [cont.]
Answered by Only By Grace - Sat Jan 22 11:35:53 2011