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1 | Was Jesus crucified naked? | Matt 27:35 | keliy | 221025 | ||
It was Roman custom to crucify criminals naked, as a method of further humiliation. But I do not see where this was a steadfast rule. It would be very inappropriate to portray Him naked on the cross in public such as in a Catholic Church - even though it could possibly be more accurate. But the fact remains that we just don't know for sure. Edersheim cites Sanhedrin vi.3.4 that in Jewish executions by stoning, "the criminal was undressed, only the covering absolutely necessary for decency being left." While he concedes that Jesus was executed by Romans, not Jews, he feels that "every concession would be made to Jewish custom" and thus Jesus would have been spared the indignity of exposure as being "truly un-Jewish." (fn1) This means the Jews would have been extremely scandalized if He'd been on such a display naked, and makes it possible for Him to be wearing a loin cloth of some kind at the least. This is how I prefer to visualize the scene in my own mind, but I don't think that it really matters. The most important thing, which is the only important thing, -is that by His death and resurrection He conquered death and offered us eternal life. Whether He was naked or not really doesn't matter a bag of beans to me. (fn1) Edersheim, Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, 2:584. |
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2 | Was Jesus crucified naked? | Matt 27:35 | Diomede | 221039 | ||
Thanks for your answer. You're right it doesn't really matter. But it is interesting to think about how Christ would have felt on that cross, and had he been naked there would have been another whole level of humiliation that he went through for us. Also I've wondered if the undressing of Christ was symbolic. As in, when Adam and Eve sinned in the garden and realised they were naked, God made coverings for their sin, but on the cross that happned in reverse. Jesus took on the sin of the world and was uncovered and exposed to a holy God. | ||||||
3 | Was Jesus crucified naked? | Matt 27:35 | keliy | 221054 | ||
Yes Diomede, you bring up an important point, humiliation. This was such a shameful execution as it was, intended to make our Lord feel like the lowest of the low. and intended to stir up our emotions as well. We can add to this the humiliation felt as the Son of God Himself, upholding all things by the word of his power, and being the only begotten Son, in the bosom of His Father, as He becomes reduced to a helpless infant. From the heights of His kingdom He now was utterly dependant upon those He created for his bread and water, and even to change His diaper. As to the symbolism of the cross reversing God making coverings for their sin, I would like to refer you to another point of symbolism, That without the shedding of blood there can be no remission for sin. The animal that gave up its skin, gave up its life for the first couple, as a covering for their sin. This is a type, or foreshadow of Christ's sacrifice. I can think of no biblical parallel of clothing being removed to pay for sin. But you are close, though and it is an interesting thought. But if there is not a biblical parallel, I would dismiss it as man's wisdom and not God's. |
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