but the Bible tells us virtually nothing about what he looked like―except that he didn’t stand out in any particular way. When Jesus was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane before the Crucifixion (Matthew 26:47-56) Judas Iscariot had to point Jesus out to his soldiers among the disciple...
Flogging or scourging was done before every crucifixion. The scourging was intended to bring a victim to a state just short of death. The whip had iron balls tied a few inches from the end of each leather thong on the whip. After a few lashes, the skin would be cut through, and the...
This is what has happened in the Republican Party and why I think they've gone so deep in villainizing Democrats. Unable to cope with their moral decline, they've had to make the Democrats seem worse, mitigate their moral anxiety, and justify their positions. The alternative before them was...
Before you even reach the water, that steam is going to burn your skin, eyes, and lungs. Your pain begins before you even break the water's surface. Your Fat Will Start To Break Down Beneath your skin, there is a layer of subcutaneous fat that keeps you warm and protects your b...
Before you even reach the water, that steam is going to burn your skin, eyes, and lungs. Your pain begins before you even break the water's surface. Your Fat Will Start To Break Down Beneath your skin, there is a layer of subcutaneous fat that keeps you warm and protects your ...
On one hand this “remembrance” is directed toward the Last Supper itself (which we re-present via the Mass). But there’s another aspect. One that makes it even more personal. Our remembrance is directed toward what happened directlyafterthe Last Supper. The crucifixion. ...
In this article, the author discusses the death of Jesus Christ through crucifixion who became a supernatural messenger or an angel of God. Topics discussed include act of repentance before the God, introduction of God's Kingdom through Messiah, and rumors which claimed that Jesus had come to ...
Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem. Executive Decision (1996) More like...
Much of it was government driven, with increasing anti-Jewish legislation appearing throughout the region. But there was also a lot of anti-Jewish violence on the street. This all spiked dramatically when Israel was founded but had started long before. The growing hostility was to drive the ...
Thought to have been born a few years after the crucifixion of Jesus around A.D. 37, Josephus was a well-connected aristocrat and military leader in Palestine who served as a commander in Galilee during the first Jewish Revolt against Rome between 66 and 70. Although Josephus was not a fol...