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Chapter 22d - Isaiah 52:14 and 52:15

Chapter 22d - Isaiah 52:14 and 52:15

Continued from Chapter 22c 52:14: “So marred was his appearance unlike that of a man, and his form unlike that of the sons of men” Let the truth be told Although many post-New Testament descriptions of Jesus on the cross paint a gruesome agonizing picture of his suffering the Gospels do not describe his appearance as being in a form unrecognizable as a human being. Isaiah’s description is best understood when one views pictures of horrific Jewish suffering during the Holocaust and the conte
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22k - Scourging Mystery

Chapter 22k - Scourging Mystery

Continued from Chapter 22j 53:5: “The chastisement of our [the nations] welfare was upon him [Israel], and with his wounds we were healed.” The scourging mystery “[W]ith his wounds we were healed.” Christians claim this refers to Jesus receiving “stripes,” that is, being scourged prior to his crucifixion. But, was Jesus scourged prior to his crucifixion? And, if he were scourged, how did this “heal” anyone? It is commonly assumed that Jesus underwent great suffering and blood loss as a resu
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22m - Death by blood loss?

Chapter 22m - Death by blood loss?

Continued from Chapter 22L Not by blood loss Presuming Jesus was nailed to the cross, did blood oozing from the nail wounds cause his death? The Roman method of execution by crucifixion was designed as a punishment to be prolonged in order to serve as a lesson to both the victim and all onlookers. Since no vital organ would be pierced crucifixion usually caused a slow death. If the victim expired within a short time he would deprive his executioners of satisfactorily meting out the sentence
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz