Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: bcstec!tahoma!kgf2173@uunet.uu.net (Kerry G. Forschler) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Why Crucifixion and not Stoning? Message-ID: Date: 15 Dec 89 06:53:15 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: The Boeing Co., BCA FSL, Seattle, WA Lines: 21 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu > Mark and Matthew claim that the > Sanhedrin accused Jesus of blasphemy, however the punishment for > blasphemy was stoning. Why was Jesus not stoned then? > The Bible doesn't say why Jesus was crucified and not stoned. I think it was because the Jews wanted to show that Jesus was cursed of God. In both the Old and New Testiments the Bible says that anyone who is hanged on a tree is cursed of God. I believe they wanted Him to die the worst kind of death and to totally discredit Him. -- Kerry G. Forschler | Voice: 206-237-1274 (work) Boeing Commercial Airplanes | Voice: 206-235-1435 (home) P.O. Box 3707, M/S 96-02 | UUCP: ..!uunet!bcstec!tahoma!kgf2173 Seattle, WA 98124-2207 | Boeing net: kgf2173@tahoma [John 18:31 suggests that in this time period only the Romans could carry out death sentences. --clh]