The crucifixion of Jesus is one of the most illustrated ... artist and educator. "People died on the cross through asphyxiation ... sometimes for days on end. The first-century historian Josephus ...

In conclusion, we now have empirical evidence of a crucifixion. Death on a cross could be prolonged or swift. The crucifixion of Josephus' acquaintance who survived should not be projected to the ...

Some people, like the Apostle Peter, were crucified upside down on an inverted cross. Some researchers say Jesus may have been crucified on a stake instead of a cross, which was another method of ...

The Greek Orthodox Holy Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai is believed to house the oldest icon depicting the ...

This is apparently someone who actually did experience crucifixion. .... Now what apparently happened was the nail that had been used to put him on the cross by being placed through his heel bone ...

A coffer of gold-plated silver containing the wood of the cross was brought forward. The bishop placed the relic on the a table in the chapel of the Crucifixion and the faithful approached it ...

It is explained that she was sent by her son to find the cross of Christ, so she was taken to Mount Golgotha, where Jesus was supposed to be crucified, and there she met three crosses. As he did ...

“Two rebels were crucified with him ... Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.

He was given his cross to carry to Golgotha where he was to be crucified. He fell three times on the path, and a man called Simon from Cyrene was forced to help him carry the cross. At Golgotha ...

the tradition of resurrection and crucifixion of Jesus on the cross has returned to Pampanga in central Luzon. At this year's annual Holy Week tradition, thousands of devotees and tourists ...