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All Christians presume that the limbs of Jesus were nailed to the cross. This picture of Jesus’s ghastly crucifixion is the most familiar image that emerged from the church. As it turns out, there is considerable debate as to whether anyone was ever nailed to a cross during the Roman Empire. Why then does the Book of John emphasize this feature of Jesus’s crucifixion while the synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke ignore this description completely? Rabbi Tovia Singer’s answer will surprise you.
All Christians presume that the limbs of Jesus were nailed to the cross. This picture of Jesus’s ghastly crucifixion is the most familiar image that emerged from the church. As it turns out, there is considerable debate as to whether anyone was ever nailed to a cross during the Roman Empire. Why then does the Book of John emphasize this feature of Jesus’s crucifixion while the synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke ignore this description completely? Rabbi Tovia Singer’s answer will surprise you.
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Who is Tovia Singer?Tovia Singer (born 1960) is a Jewish rabbi. Singer is the founder and director of Outreach Judaism, Indonesia.
What is Gospel?Gospel is the Old English translation of Greek evangelion, meaning "good news". It originally meant the Christian message itself, but in the 2nd century it came to be used for the books in which the message was set out. The four gospels of the New
Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are the main source of information on the life of Jesus.
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