Where Is Golgotha, Where Jesus Was Crucified? Archaeological evidence regarding the location of Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified, suggests the Church of the Holy Sepulchre—or clues beneath the Church of the Redeemer—may point to the true site of Jesus’ crucifixion
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
A Tomb in Jerusalem Reveals the History of Crucifixion and Roman . . . In the history of crucifixion, the death of Jesus of Nazareth stands out as the best-known example by far Crucifixion in antiquity was actually a fairly common punishment, but there were no known physical remains from a crucifixion Then, in 1968, archaeologist Vassilios Tzaferis excavated a Jerusalem tomb that contained the bones of a crucified man named Yehohanan As Tzaferis reported in
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)
Ancient Crucifixion Images - Biblical Archaeology Society This second-century graffito of a Roman crucifixion from Puteoli, Italy, is one of a few ancient crucifixion images that offer a first-hand glimpse of Roman crucifixion methods and what Jesus’ crucifixion may have looked like to a bystander
When Was Jesus Born—B. C. or A. D. ? - Biblical Archaeology Society When was Jesus born? This predella panel from an altarpiece by Mariotto Albertinelli (1474–1515) depicts the newborn baby Jesus flanked by Joseph and Mary In which year was Jesus born—B C or A D ? The evidence suggests he was born in 4 B C or before Photo: John G Johnson Collection, 1917, courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art