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 CRUCIFIXION Crucifixion is killing someone by nailing or tying them to a cross and leaving them to die. It was not invented by the Romans, but practised in India, Assyria and Persia before being taken up by Greece and then Rome. It was an extremely cruel death, often embellished with other punishments, and a shocking spectacle, useful in setting an example to would-be troublemakers. Because of its disgrace it was generally restricted to the lower orders and military or political victims. It was particularly disgraceful in Jewish culture because of the verse in the law of the Bible that said, "Anyone who is hung on a tree is under the curse of God" (Deuteronomy 21:23). The story of the crucifixion of Jesus can be found in the Bible at Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23 and John 19. More definitions |
Picture: calligraphy from an Ethiopian Orthodox prayer book. |
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