The cross on the left was called a “high tau” cross because it was shaped like the capital Greek letter tau (“T”). The middle cross was known as a “low tau” cross, shaped like the lower case tau (“t”). In both cases the central post was generally set permanently in the ground while the cross bar was carried to the site by the ...

T he letters “INRI” are initials for the Latin title that Pontius Pilate had written over the head of Jesus Christ on the cross . Latin was the official language of the Roman Empire. The words were “Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm.”

By this sign thou shalt conquer, and that on the following night Christ himself appeared and ordered him to take for his standard the sign of this cross. In this form a new standard, called the Labarum, was accordingly made, and borne by the Roman armies. It remained the standard of the Roman army till the downfall of the Western empire.

That Jesus could have survived such agony on a Roman cross, to limp out of the tomb by His own power, is improbable enough! That His bruised and grievously wounded appearance could have been hidden, so that He could deceive despairing disciples into believing He was “The Risen Lord of Life” and conqueror of death, is absurd!

2016年2月19日 · C lavius (Joseph Fiennes) is a harsh Roman Tribune whom many fear. Working under the notorious Pontius Pilate (Peter Firth), Clavius leads legions of Roman soldiers on a daily basis, from the battlefield to the city streets. Clavius is a very smart, skilled tribune who appears to have control over nearly every situation he faces.

This is a Roman Catholic movie rather than a biblical movie. The basis of the movie is the 14 stations of the cross, each of which are shown, to the exclusion of important biblical events… “there’s no time to include eevvvry-thing!” a) Mary senses …

The vine staffs of centurious are often featured on Roman tombs of the 1st through 4th century as a symbol of a centurion’s status. Centurion at the cross. An unnamed centurion watched the crucifixion of our Lord (Matthew 27:54; Luke 23:47), and when he saw the wonders surrounding it, exclaimed, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”

Unlike the fictionalized love presented in the movie, the finest example of sacrificial love in real life is when Jesus died on a Roman cross for the sins of humanity (John 3:16, Philippians 2:8). It truly is amazing grace that even while we were sinners , …

“Christ gives us His own body and blood in the holy Eucharist first, to be offered as a sacrifice commemorating and renewing for all time the sacrifice of the cross” (Catechism 356). While the Catholic catechisms quote the passages that speak of Christ dying once, they also teach that the priest miraculously transforms the bread and wine ...

His evidence comes from what happened when the Roman soldier pierced Christ’s left side. The spear released a sudden flow of blood and water ( John 19:34 ). Not only does this prove that Jesus was already dead when pierced, but Thompson believes it is …