The Cross Question

Jesus Christ might possibly have not died on the cross, according to a 400-page thesis submitted by a Swedish theologian.

Jesus Christ might possibly have not died on the cross, according to a 400-page thesis submitted by a Swedish theologian. Gunnar Samuelsson studied the literature of the time in the languages—Latin, Greek or Hebrew—of the regions where Christianity first flourished, and found no mention of the cross or crucifixion in any of them, though there were references to other suspension punishments. “If you are looking for texts that depict the act of nailing persons to a cross you will not find any beside the Gospels,” Samuelsson told the UK’s Daily Telegraph. But it has not made his faith any lesser and the Swede continues to believe in Christ being the Son of God.

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