Epaggelia

Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take. It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. The inscription of the charge against him read, “The king of the Jews.” And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself and come down from the cross!” In the same way even the chief priests—together with the experts in the law—were mocking him among themselves: “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

What are the two titles the critics of Jesus used to mock him while on the cross?

1. King                           2. Christ

In your opinion, If you had to endure all the different insults (from soldiers, outlaws, onlookers, chief priests & scribes) Jesus had thrown at him, which one do you think was the worst?

I feel like it would be hearing “experts” in the law say “he saved other but he can’t save himself”

How many times is the word “crucified” used in this passage? 4, No one can honestly deny Jesus was not unfairly killed, but anyone can deny the reason. The crucified Jesus of Nazareth is a historical fact, the reason he died lead us to accept or reject him as Christ & King. We believe God our Father wanted this to happen to Jesus, his only beloved Son, and that Jesus did it because he loved both His Father and even sinners who mocked him. But do we believe that God still loves the mockers today this much?

A good source of information on Christ documented outside of the Bible is an article published by the magazine “Biblical Archeology”, to read it, go to: