The most detailed record of the life and death of Jesus comes from the four Gospels and other New Testament writings. “These are all Christian and are obviously and understandably biased in what they report, and have to be evaluated very critically indeed to establish any historically reliable ...
Historically, this moment is significant as it reflects the courage required to stand up to the religious authorities of the time. Whether He is a sinnerThe phrase refers to the accusation made by the Pharisees against Jesus. The Greek word for "sinner" is "ἁμαρτωλός" (...
“The grand irony, of course, is that without [Judas’s betrayal], Jesus doesn't get handed over to the Romans and crucified. Without Judas, you don't have the central component of Christianity—you don't have the Resurrection.” HISTORY Vault: Jesus: His Life The story of Jesus Christ...
But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.John 19:12-16From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.” / When Pilate heard ...
And they that were crucified with him reviled him. 33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my ...
The idea above is that direct body imprinting off the crucified Jesus generated the Shroud image we see today. Who’s to say that Sam might have also considered the notion, no matter how briefly, that the Shroud image was a SIMULATED sweat imprint, obtained with artificial pseudo-sweat (...
The reason that Jesus’ body was gone was not because it had been taken or moved, but rather His crucified body was gone because He had risen from the dead. Because the angels were at the tomb, the onlookers knew this was an act of God, as the rest of the New Testament affirms (...
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, ...
Many Jewish writers drew on this Psalm to express their ongoing faith and hope (a good example would be the Wisdom of Solomon); Paul and other early Christians drew on it to celebrate the exaltation of the crucified and risen Jesus and to explore what i...
Pope Pius XI,Mortalium Animos(#9), Jan. 6, 1928: “Everyone knows that John himself,the Apostle of love, who seems to reveal in his Gospel the secrets of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and who never ceased to impress on the memories of his followers the new commandment ‘Love one another...