Wise Words on Wednesday: Picturing God
The crucified Jesus is the only accurate picture of God the world has ever seen
– John Austin Baker, The Divine Embrace
Tag: Crucifixion
What’s the earliest depiction of the crucifixion?
The earliest depiction of Jesus’ crucifixion doesn’t, in fact, come from a Christian source. It is known as Alexamenos Graffito and, as the name suggests, it’s a piece of graffiti. It was found near Rome’s Palatine Hill and is dated sometime between 1st and 3rd Century:
The text underneath the picture says in Greek “Alexamenos worships [his] God”. The picture itself shows Jesus on a cross with a donkey’s head, with another person on the left (presumably “Alexamenos”) raising his hand in worship. It’s clear that this was written by someone who knew Alexamenos and wanted to mock him and his Christian faith.
Wise Words on Wednesday: Unacceptable truth
It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion
– John Steinbeck
The article Unacceptable Truth first appeared on RestlessPilgrim.net
A Crucifixion Type of Love
I don’t know what they’re putting in the water these days, but several more of my friends have got engaged this week! To celebrate this, here’s a short video by Brent Rice which speaks of the Paschal nature of marriage called “A Crucifixion Type of Love”.
(Thanks to Neal Obstat for this one)
“They did not kill him”
One of the major points of divergence between Islam and Christianity is that, in addition to denying Jesus’ divinity, Islam asserts that Jesus did not die on the cross. We find this assertion in Surah 4 of the Qur’an:
Just in case you don’t read Arabic(!), here is the English translation:
[They said] “Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah”… [But] they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them… Rather, Allah raised him to Himself… – Surah 4:157-158, Sahih International
Wise Words on Wednesday: We’ll all be in trouble…
Metaphor? Metaphor?
[N]o ambiguity or room for metaphor remains when He declares that “the bread also which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.” If that is a metaphor, then we are in trouble, since our salvation depends upon the death of Jesus’ actual body of flesh and blood on the Cross! – Jeff Cavins, “I’m not being fed!”