The Lord of Spirits Every Stick of Wood in the Old Testament
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Apr 11, 2025 They trace the cross back through ancient Near Eastern and Roman practices and laws. They explore biblical curse and burial rules that frame crucifixion. They survey atonement imagery like ransom, debt cancellation, sin offering, and participation in Christ. They connect baptism, Eucharist, and holy struggle to how people share in redemption and resurrection.
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Crucifixion Predates Rome And Is Systematic Torture
- Crucifixion predates Rome and functions as prolonged stress-position torture causing death by asphyxiation over days.
- Fr. Stephen traces its origin to the Persians and notes Romans perfected it as public humiliation, often used on non-citizens like Spartacus' men.
Crucifixion Reads Through Deuteronomy's Curse Framework
- New Testament writers read crucifixion through Deuteronomy 21:22–23 where hanging a body shows someone is cursed and must be buried before nightfall.
- That legal concern explains Gospel details like soldiers breaking legs and Pilate's haste around Sabbath timing.
Christ Bears The Torah's Curse Not Divine Punishment
- Paul and other NT authors frame Christ's death as bearing the Torah's curse and taking sin into Hades, not the Father punishing the Son.
- Romans 8:3 and Galatians 3:13 portray Christ condemning sin in the flesh and becoming 'cursed' as Torah language, not divine retribution.
