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Steven Carr · 03-13-2004, 06:48 AM

Perhaps experts here can answer.

What would have been the difference between the whips used by the Romans and the whip Jesus made in John 2:15?

Marduk · 03-13-2004, 06:53 AM

Jesus made a whip of chords, the Romans I believe used leather with pieces of metal embedded to tare the skin & break bones. From the passage it’s not clear if Jesus really whipped anyone in particular, he used it to “drive them out of the Temple�?, including the Oxen.

Steven Carr · 03-13-2004, 08:37 AM

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Jesus made a whip of chords, the Romans I believe used leather with pieces of metal embedded to tare the skin & break bones.

Jesus had no broken bones.

John 19:36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken,"......

Marduk · 03-14-2004, 05:04 PM

The ribs, the ribs! It made it even more painful to breathe when getting crucified. John was not a certified X Ray technician, he must have read them wrong.

pope fiction · 03-14-2004, 10:17 PM

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Originally posted by Steven Carr
Jesus had no broken bones.

John 19:36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken,"......

The bible is not a textbook. That excerpt provides no evidence for whether or not Jesus' bones (ribs) were broken by the Roman's whips.

Doctor X · 03-14-2004, 10:29 PM

. . . or that he was crucified. . . .

. . . or that he existed. . . .

. . . or . . . blah . . . blah . . . blah.

--J.D.

pope fiction · 03-15-2004, 05:20 PM

I meant that the bible isn't a source for details like that. JC's existance isn't in question with or without the bible's word.

Doctor X · 03-16-2004, 01:31 AM

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JC's existance isn't in question with or without the bible's word.

Actually it is--see the various threads on Doherty and Mythicism.

--J.D.

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03-13-2004, 06:53 AM	#2
Marduk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the 10th planet Posts: 5,065	Jesus made a whip of chords, the Romans I believe used leather with pieces of metal embedded to tare the skin & break bones. From the passage it’s not clear if Jesus really whipped anyone in particular, he used it to “drive them out of the Temple�?, including the Oxen.

03-14-2004, 05:04 PM	#4
Marduk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the 10th planet Posts: 5,065	The ribs, the ribs! It made it even more painful to breathe when getting crucified. John was not a certified X Ray technician, he must have read them wrong.

03-14-2004, 10:29 PM	#6
Doctor X Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 3,794	. . . or that he was crucified. . . . . . . or that he existed. . . . . . . or . . . blah . . . blah . . . blah. --J.D.

03-15-2004, 05:20 PM	#7
pope fiction Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 598	I meant that the bible isn't a source for details like that. JC's existance isn't in question with or without the bible's word.

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