How Was Jesus Crucified? - Biblical Archaeology Society How was Jesus crucified? This question sounds so trivial it is almost confusing Christian tradition has always portrayed Jesus hanging from the cross with his palms and feet painfully pierced with nails Nail wounds feature prominently in the graphic representations of the crucified Jesus We may then be surprised to learn that the otherwise detailed gospel accounts of Jesus’s execution
Was Jesus a Jew? - Biblical Archaeology Society Was Jesus a Jew? Some people claim that Jesus was a Christian Some have claimed that he was an Aryan Christian But in recent decades scholars have been returning to ancient historical settings and discovering the Jewish Jesus Anthony J Saldarini’s Bible Review article “What Price the Uniqueness of Jesus?” cautions against wrenching Jesus out of his Jewish world
Jesus and the Cross - Biblical Archaeology Society Simply put, their message about a crucified messiah and son of God who did not have the power to save himself from the cross seemed offensive to the Jews and foolish to Greeks and Romans (1 Corinthians 1:23)