Crucifixion images abound today—from sculptures and icons in churches to the masterful paintings hanging in museums. But how many of these actually give us a realistic idea of what Jesus’ Read more…
Crucifixion
Crucifixion was a method of punishment and/or execution practiced by Assyrians, Phoenicians, Persians, Greeks, Seleucids, Ptolemies and Romans during Biblical times.
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Ancient Crucifixion Images
• 03/27/2013
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The Staurogram
• 03/26/2013
The staurogram, a crucifixion symbol made out of the Greek letters Tau-Rho, is 200 years older than the oldest previously-known images of Jesus on the cross. Read more…
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Is Jesus’ Crucifixion Reflected in Soil Deposition?
• 06/04/2012
The Gospel of Matthew describes an earthquake during Jesus’ Crucifixion. Sediment disturbances mentioned in a recent article in the International Geology Review points to the Biblical earthquake and may give Read more…
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A Tomb in Jerusalem Reveals the History of Crucifixion and Roman Crucifixion Methods
• 07/22/2011
In the history of crucifixion, the death of Jesus of Nazareth stands out as the best-known example by far. Crucifixion in antiquity was actually a fairly common punishment, but there Read more…
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Roman Crucifixion Methods Reveal the History of Crucifixion
• 07/17/2011
What do we know about the history of crucifixion? In the following article, “New Analysis of the Crucified Man,” Hershel Shanks looks at evidence of Roman crucifixion methods as Read more…
