Jake----you do understand that the EXECUTION of Jesus involves a jew executed in Judea about 2000 years ago. Ram has posted ---sorta---- the he thinks the "thieves" were executed for a violation of the ten commandments (in this case --do not steal) The HISTORIC FACT is that jewish law does not prescribe the death
penalty for stealing--------nor does roman law----usually. Roman law at that time and place prescribed CRUCIFIXION FOR SEDITION AGAINST ROME---by non romans. If you want to conclude that some guys (I seem to remember that there
was more than one other person being crucified specifically described as "thieves")
-----there is a question-----WHAT HAD THE THIEVES DONE to make THEM believe
that they DESERVED to be crucified. They were not being crucified for violating a
JEWISH LAW ------so according to their religion----they actually did not DESERVE
to be crucified--------so what had they DONE? (ps I am a jew) For stealing---at
that time----Jewish law prescribed mostly COMPENSATION IN MULTIPLES----sorta
like a TORT suit today
Actually Irish Ram is a she, not a he. I did not sorta suggest the thief was executed for breaking the Ten Commandments. He was a thief, who had also broken the 10 commandments.
The Jews broke their own laws to make sure Jesus was killed. They murdered Stephen for blasphemy, with no help from Rome.
what laws did DA JOOOOS break to murder jesus? actually the story of Stephen DISPROVES the silly sophist bullshit claimed by the catholic church that DA JOOOOS did not know how to kill otherwise they would have killed jesus.
The romans did not crucify people for being thieves in Judea------they crucified
people for SEDITION AGAINST ROME----you really should bone up on reality----
thousands of PHARISEES ----just being a Pharisee was SEDITION AGAINST
ROME
Before you label me a Jew Hater, or anti-Semite, I am a Judeo-Christian, who takes the Bible literally. Understanding the culpability of the Jews in the matter, is merely a matter of fact. Rome too. Although the spokesman and representative of the Roman Empire declared Jesus innocent, and found no fault in Him, he was an accessory.
But here is what I know. Had neither done it, Christ would have nailed himself to that cross. That cross was the mission. When He said it, It is finished." he was referring to taking the punishment for our sins onto His shoulders, so nothing could separate us from our Father again. There is no blame to be placed. It was a gift, from our brother.
I am a REALIST I do not take the OT , the NT, the ODYSSEY, or the RAMAYANA literally The one book which seems literally true to me---aside
from the magical stuff------is the KORAN-----I really do believe that muhummad
raped, murdered and pillaged. I see lots of VALUE in scritptural writings. At to the OT and NT----they were written by MANY different authors ---compiled and---
redacted and fixed up now and then. I do not consider them entirely accurate historical records but DO NOT DISCOUNT them. Of the historical elements of
the bibles------among the most questionable is the account of the crucifixtion of
Jesus------IT DON'T MAKE SENSE on so many levels and is not SO ANCIENT
that one can chalk up the fantastic parts to -----"PREHISTORY" (like noah and his
big boat. to me the BOOK OF JOB---is obviously just a very arty bit of literature for its time----in fact very instructive of the MIND SET of the ancient world writer)
I have also read HISTORICAL NOVELS-----like stuff by Irving Stone and Taylor Caldwel------which are sorta novels between reality and historical fiction.
I see the several accounts of the crucifixtion story as HISTORICAL FICTION----
and fixed up a bit to adapt to roman Christianity. Romans at that time could
not accept an ANTI ROMAN JESUS-----and MOST OF ALL that which Jesus
really was-----a PHARISEE JEW----because romans had an intense animosity
to Pharisees who refused to see the GLORY AND REFINEMENT AND TERRIFICNESS of roman culture. In that ethnocentricity----the romans sorta
aped the GREEKS. Alexander was a wonderful guy-----he wanted GREEK
CULTURE FOR THE WORLD. Roman nice guys wanted ROMAN CULTURE
FOR THE WORLD------and Christianity became a ROMANIZED RELIGION and its adherents wanted ROMAN CHRISTIANITY FOR THE WORLD
Judaism actually mixed better with greek culture than with Roman culture but---in the end with NEITHER. The rejectors of ROME became the "killers"
of "god" aka "Christ killers" The crucifixtion story is far too full of holes to
be any more true than detailed conversations between Michelangelo and
his father that are on the pages of the AGONY AND THE ECSTACY. However
I do believe that Michalangelo hated Rafael--------see? these books do HELP
understand real history. I would not know anything about LUKE if I had not read Taylor Caldwel's stuff. For a better understanding of ROMAN CHRISTIANITY-----
the life and times of CONSTANTINE---(a mad mass murderer) as founder of
roman Christianity and-----is vital IMO PAUL---was an Hellenistic UNIVERASLIST type guy.