How Was Jesus Crucified? - Biblical Archaeology Society Gospel accounts of Jesus’s execution do not specify how exactly Jesus was secured to the cross Yet in Christian tradition, Jesus had his palms and feet pierced with nails Even though Roman execution methods did include crucifixion with nails, some scholars believe this method only developed after Jesus’s lifetime
Jesus and the Cross - Biblical Archaeology Society A crucifixion image discovered in Puteoli, Italy, for instance, shows a man, who had been severely flogged, with outstretched arms and feet nailed separately to the vertical beam
Crucifixion Archives - Biblical Archaeology Society Crucifixion was a method of punishment and or execution practiced by Assyrians, Phoenicians, Persians, Greeks, Seleucids, Ptolemies and Romans during Biblical times
Ancient Crucifixion Images - Biblical Archaeology Society Crucifixion images abound today—from sculptures and icons in churches to the masterful paintings hanging in museums But how many of these actually give us a realistic idea of what Jesus’ crucifixion looked like? Do these artistic crucifixion images accurately reflect ancient Roman crucifixion methods? In the March April 2013 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Biblical scholar Ben
The Staurogram - Biblical Archaeology Society How and when did Christians start to depict images of Jesus on the cross? Some believe the early church avoided images of Jesus on the cross until the fourth or fifth century In “The Staurogram: Earliest Depiction of Jesus’ Crucifixion” in the March April 2013 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Larry Hurtado highlights an early Christian crucifixion symbol that sets the date back by