the feet were tightly bound or nailed to the upright shaft. A ledge inserted about halfway up the upright shaft gave some support to the body; evidence for a similar ledge for the feet is rare and late. Over the criminal’s head was placed a notice stating his name and hiscrime. Death...
multiple deities), this appears a rather dubious presumption. There is now widespreadconsensusthat the word derives from the Christiandesignationof Easter week asin albis, aLatinphrase that was understood as the plural ofalba(“dawn”) and becameeostaruminOld High German, theprecursorof the modern...
Jesus, or Jesus Christ, was a 1st century preacher and religious leader who is revered in Christianity. According to Christians, Jesus is considered the incarnation of God, and his teachings are followed as an example for living a more spiritual life. Christians believe he died for the sins ...
In various letters of the New Testament, especially the Letter to the Hebrews, great stress is placed upon Jesus as the High Priest who offers his own blood in a sacrificial ritual (Heb. 9:12); it also echoes the idea of being made perfect through suffering (Heb. 5:8–9). The ...
Funny thing, though – I had no problem believing the Scriptures true in other areas. I’d treat them as absolute truth when it came to explaining my faith. Absolute truth when the historicity of the cross and empty tomb needed defending. Absolute truth when doubting brothers or sisters would...
Jesus was arrested, tried, and found guilty of claiming to be a king. His body was hung on a cross between two thieves. After his death, Jesus’ body was wrapped in linen cloth and placed in a tomb with a large stone rolled across the opening. On the third day, an early Sunday mor...
It helps us to make sense of the Bible’s tapestry. It all points to Jesus. He is the One toward whom the whole story, history, and the Scriptures are supremely about. Even Jesus said it, “You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. ...
“The hoard was found amongst large stones that had collapsed alongside the building. It seems that during a time of danger the owner placed the coins in a cloth purse that he concealed inside a hidden niche in the wall,” she said. “He probably hoped t...
When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”“Peace in heaven and glory in the highes...
15 “Jacob migrated to Egypt, and after he and our ancestors had died there, 16 they were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had purchased from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a sum of money. 17 “When the time of the promise that God had pledged to Abr...