What kind of Roman cross was used to crucify Jesus?
score:4
The Biblical evidence is a bit ambiguous in this particular case, but tradition definitely says that it was cross in the shape of a small t, the common one found in classical and medieval art. Some thoughts from the Catholic Encyclopedia:
It states the cross shape explicitly:
The cross on which Jesus Christ was nailed was of the kind known as immissa, which means that the vertical trunk extended a certain height above the transverse beam
First, Biblical proof that it could not have been an "X":
We gather as much from St. Matthew (27:37), where he tells us that the titulus, or inscription containing the cause of His death, was placed, "over", the head of Jesus Christ
And then confirmation that it was a "✝" with historical evidences:
St. Irenæus (Adv. Haer., II, xxiv) says that the Cross had five extremities: two in its length, two in its breadth, and the fifth a projection (habitus) in the middle
Nonnus confirms the statement that Jesus Christ was crucified on a quadrilateral cross.
Interestingly, there seems to have been a seat for Christ as well (that fifth extremity).
St. Irenæus... says that the Cross had a fifth extremity, on which the Crucified One was seated
But, the foot support probably wasn't there:
[That] the Crucifixion there [was] a wooden support... is very doubtful.
More post
- 📝 When only one species is validly consecrated, does the Sacrifice of the Mass take place?
- 📝 Why did Zechariah's neighbours make signs to him?
- 📝 What would happen if a priest venerated Santa Muerte in an RCC church?
- 📝 Whose morals are being referenced by NT authors in the expression "sexual immorality"?
- 📝 Why was having concubines not a sin like adultery?
- 📝 Is the height of first century Judeans evidence against the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin?
- 📝 How do Christains argue that "messianic psalms" are messianic and refer to Jesus Christ?
- 📝 Why do OEC discount the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis?
- 📝 How can the sun be created after day and night?
- 📝 What is the "abomination of desolation"?
- 📝 Can This be a Valid Catholic Imprimatur?
- 📝 According to Roman Catholicism, at what point does original sin affect the human soul?
- 📝 What is the Calvinist perspective on John 5:28–29 in regard to earning salvation?
- 📝 Why is the sin of the fallen angels unforgivable? (Catholic catechism)
- 📝 Does John's Gospel explicitly state that it was written by the disciple John?
- 📝 Do the people God sends to challenge His people (for His Glory) have salvation?
- 📝 Canticle of Zachariah daily? Why?
- 📝 What is the bottomless pit?
- 📝 God's presence in the temple during Jesus' earthly ministry
- 📝 How should the Mass be explained to a first time visitor?
- 📝 Which bible is the best for the Catholic faith?
- 📝 How many people did Moses bring out of Egypt? How large was the area of the Promised Land?
- 📝 According to Catholicism, would it be wrong for a husband to intentionally eat in such a way as to decrease fertility?
- 📝 What are the meanings of the abbreviations used in the Hatch/Redpath Concordance to the Septuagint?
- 📝 Jesus predicts that some will not die until he comes in his kingdom, but did this occur?
- 📝 What's the main logical basis that is put forth by those Christians who don't believe in the existence of God?
- 📝 From a Fundamentalist standpoint, what does the phrase "Inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God" mean?
- 📝 According to Catholicism, how can a Christian be freed from the concupiscence of the flesh and thereby possess a sinless body?
- 📝 Who represented "the Lord" in Exodus 4:24-26, and what's the deal with the foreskin?
- 📝 Why is Ruth's child in the line of Boaz and not Mahlon?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 What kind of Roman cross was used to crucify Jesus?
- 📝 What kind of star was shining when Jesus was born?
- 📝 What was the amount of bread and wine used when Jesus did communion?
- 📝 What was meaning of `Talent' as used by Jesus in His parable?
- 📝 What evidence is there that Jesus was a carpenter?
- 📝 What was it about the death of Jesus that allows God to forgive us?
- 📝 At what time of day was Jesus crucified?
- 📝 What does it mean that Jesus was the "second Adam"?
- 📝 What is the support for saying Jesus believed Genesis was a literal account of creation?
- 📝 What process was used to translate the KJV?
- 📝 What was the specific trap being set for Jesus by the Pharisees in John 8?
- 📝 What Scriptures did Arius use to support teaching that Jesus was created?
- 📝 What was the most likely method of crucifixion that was used on Jesus?
- 📝 A problem with Purgatory: How could Jesus say what he did to the repentant criminal on a cross next to him if Purgatory existed?
- 📝 What is significant about the swaddling clothes with which Jesus was wrapped as a baby?
- 📝 When Jesus gave Peter his name (rock) what is the significance that he then said upon a ‘different’ kind of rock he would build his church?
- 📝 What name was used by Peter for Baptism?
- 📝 What is the basis of the view that Jesus was separated from the Father and Holy Spirit upon death?
- 📝 What kind of clothes did Jesus wear?
- 📝 What could be the reason for Jesus not telling His disciples to write down whatever He was teaching them?
- 📝 Did the early church believe that Jesus was crucified on a cross or on a stake?
- 📝 What percentage of self-identifying Christians believe Jesus was not God, and instead was a messenger of God?
- 📝 What was Jesus trying to convey in the parables of the mustard seed and yeast?
- 📝 What are the predominant Christian views on whether Jesus had to specifically die by crucifixion? Could he have chosen another kind of death?
- 📝 What made Jesus question at Mt 21:25 a good example for Christians or was it a bad question because the Jews could not answer?
- 📝 On what basis was Jesus’ death sufficient for redemption according Non-Trinitarians who maintain that Jesus was not eternal God as God the Father is?
- 📝 What does Mormonism have to offer in regards to salvation through Jesus Christ that was not already taught in the New Testament?
- 📝 What epistemology was used to determine the canon of scripture in the Councils?
- 📝 What was the Christian response to death-loving practices of Ancient Roman society?
- 📝 What was the pre-Babel language and what can be said about the mechanism used to confuse the languages?