Crucifixion ( Archived) (23)

he saved the world doing it, so its good friday

Easter is actually named after the Nordic Goddess Ostara!

Now I would like to offer some facts relating to the alleged crucifixion of Christ. It is claimed that this one time carpenter/prophet hauled the very cross he was to be hung from, all the way to the top of Calvary hill or mountain. In all the pictures I've ever seen of the crucifixion the cross appeared to be rough hewn wood of about 6-8" square. The length of the crossbar had to be at a minimum 6 feet long to allow material for the nails or rope to tie the wrists whichever was done. We have no idea what kind of wood the cross was made from but being conservative to the maximum extreme let's assume it was made of the lightest wood available at the time in the area where this supposedly took place, namely Cedar. This would mean the crossbar weighed about 34 lbs. The vertical mast extended about a foot above the crossbar and the feet of Christ was shone to be about 4 feet above the ground. The vertical mast of the cross couldn't have merely sat on top of the ground because it would have simply fell over. Therefore it had to be set into a hole in the ground at least 2 1/2 feet to keep it upright. This would mean the length of the vertical post had to be a minimum of 13 feet. Assuming it had the same cross section as the crossbar and made from the same type of wood, it would have weighed 72 lbs. For a total of 106 lbs at the very minimum. If it was Pine, which is much more likely because Cedar, being very scarce, wouldn't have been wasted by turning it into a cross to hang criminals, it would have weighed 125 lbs.
Now, is it possible for a thin man who probably hasn't done manual labor for years other than preaching, in the heat of the middle east, to haul a 106 to 125 lb wooden cross up a big hill wearing a long robe and sandals?
But, What the hell, anybody who believes they're gonna come back to life after they drop dead will believe anything.
This tall tail should rightly be called Cruci Fiction.

Cute but irritating even to a non-believer. This was a common Roman punishment and I think even you could DRAG a 125 lb wooden cross quite a way if beaten properly--he would not have been wearing a robe.