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The crucifiction	Arlene	Sunday, November 13, 2011
Question: Where do preachers get the idea that our dear Lord was "hung from a tree"?! There was no tree , there was no rope and it wasn't done by 23 drunken cowboys. It wasn't a lynching, it was a crucifiction. He was nailed to a cross and crucified be the Romans after he suffered under Pontias Pilot being scurged and carried that cross from the house of Pilot all the way to that hill that He was then nailed to the cross and died for our sins. I guess this can be taken as a retorical question. I just wanted to put this out there. Think about it..... 23!!!
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), L.Th., D.D. Dear Arlene: Your question is not rhetorial for you have your information incorrect. The cross of crucification was called a "tree". Our first Pope refers to the cross as a tree in 1 Peter 2:24 "Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed." The term, "hung" that is in some translations does not mean Jesus has hanged, as in lynched. Rather he was hung by nails upon the tree (Cross). Crucifixions used either a rope or nails. That is probably why you see some depictions of Jesus on the cross with ropes. The Romans usually use nails. The Bible and also forensic and historial evidence supports that Jesus was nailed, not tied to the Cross. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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The crucifiction

Arlene

Sunday, November 13, 2011

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Where do preachers get the idea that our dear Lord was "hung from a tree"?! There was no tree , there was no rope and it wasn't done by

23 drunken cowboys.
It wasn't a lynching, it was a crucifiction. He was nailed to a cross and crucified be the Romans after he suffered under Pontias Pilot being scurged and carried that cross from the house of Pilot all the way to that hill that He was then nailed to the cross and died for our sins.

I guess this can be taken as a retorical question. I just wanted to put this out there. Think about it.....

23!!!

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), L.Th., D.D.

Dear Arlene:

Your question is not rhetorial for you have your information incorrect.

The cross of crucification was called a "tree". Our first Pope refers to the cross as a tree in 1 Peter 2:24 "Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed."  The term, "hung" that is in some translations does not mean Jesus has hanged, as in lynched. Rather he was hung by nails upon the tree (Cross).

Crucifixions used either a rope or nails. That is probably why you see some depictions of Jesus on the cross with ropes. The Romans usually use nails. The Bible and also forensic and historial evidence supports that Jesus was nailed, not tied to the Cross.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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