Thus, the Crucifixion has been understood by the Latins as Christ suffering punishment for the human race (“vicarious atonement”), when, in truth, Christ suffered and died on the Cross to conquer the devil and destroy his power, death. In any case, Orthodoxy has always put great stress...
Tertullian of Carthage reported the calculation that the 14th of Nisan (the day of the crucifixion according to the Gospel of John) in the year Jesus died was equivalent to March 25 in the Roman (solar) calendar.9 March 25 is, of course, nine months before December 25; it was later re...
Easter, Pentecost and, in the East, Epiphany were annually commemorated, before long anniversaries of martyrs were being observed, a system of feasts, fasts, and vigils was worked out, and so a Christian year was established. Church of the Holy SepulchreThe Altar of the Crucifixion at the ...