“Modern medical interpretation of the historical evidence indicates that Jesus was dead when taken down from the cross.”
As I understand the legend. That is sort of the point.
Thanks for posting this. I think I have the original filed somewhere, but I don’t think I could find it.
No fewer than five trials in approx. five hours - starting at 3 AM. From the time of the Last Supper until hanging on the cross - approx. 12 hours. This could only have happen if both God and Satan wanted the same thing - Jesus dead as soon as possible. The pace of the story really is amazing!
And the point of this is???????
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Harrowing. I doubt this would ever get published today. The mad wolf atheists would set up such a howl that the moon would hide.
Other references on this topic.
“A Doctor At Calvary: The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ as Described by a Surgeon” Pierre Barbet, M.D. This is probably the single best book. I have given it to several priests over the years as a gift for Lent.
“The Crucifixion ol Jesus, Completely Revised and Expanded, A Forensic Inquiry” by Frederick T. Zugibe. If you get the two-disc, Definitive Edition of the “Passion of The Christ” he is one of the people interviewed in the section on crucifixition.
DVD “How Jesus Died: The Final 18 Hours” Trinity Pictures Ltd. This includes sections with interviews with Frederick Zugibe and with Dr. John Bonica, one of the founding fathers of the modern study and understanding of pain and its treatment.
DVD “Crucifixtion” The History Channel.