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NASB | John 19:17 ¶ They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 19:17 ¶ So they took Jesus, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of the Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. [Matt 27:33-44; Mark 15:22-32; Luke 23:33-43] |
Subject: Christ died on a stake and not a cross? |
Bible Note: In other words, Searcher, you are saying that Christ died on a cross, not just a stake. I tend to agree. 1) In Matthew 27:37 it says that the charge was put above His head - seeming to imply that his arms were sideways (and not above his head) - evidence for a cross-beam. (Or, if the other were true, why not say "above His arms"?) 2) Since "the cross" was carried to the site, this also serves as evidence for a cross beam, at least in my mind. For it seems implausible for an upright stake (capable of fully supporting an adult male "lifted up") to be carried to the site - since it would be somewhat longer than an arm-span. So, the cross-beam, alone, was carried to the site, and the cross-beam, by itself, at least by this point in history, was also refered to as the cross. Also, Searcher, where did you get the information on the root being the same as that of "histemi"? |