Jesus' Death
Though He was pronounced innocent of any crime by a Roman
court, Jesus was delivered in a political move into the hands of a religious
aristocracy who felt threatened by His popularity with the masses.
With Rome's consent, they crucified Him.
For a straightforward, unembellished account of the crucifixion of Jesus,
see Mark 15:22-39.
Crucifixion had been developed by the Phoenicians as an instrument of
torture, and later adopted by Rome as the ultimate punishment for, and
deterrent against, heinous crimes. The March, 1986 issue of the Journal
of the American Medical Association article entitled, "On the Physical
Death of Jesus Christ," written by a physician, a minister and an anatomical
artist, meticulously researched the final 24 hours of Christ's life and
death. From the standpoint of shear physical torture it was a gruesome
death.
