Carrying a staurós: A Re-Assessment of the Non-Christian Greek Sources

Carrying a σταυρός A Re-Assessment of the Non-Christian Greek Sources

The Gospels tell of Simon of Cyrene/Jesus carrying a σταυρός on the way to crucifixion. In the recent years influential scholars such as Gunnar Samuelsson and John Granger Cook entered a discussion about what we can know about crucifixion and what it was that Jesus carried. Often, scholars assume th...

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Main Author: Wingerden, Ruben van (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2021
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 3, Pages: 336-355
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Simon of Cyrene / Cross / Carrying / Greek language / Text / Dionysius Halicarnassensis ca. 1 BC.Jh. / Charition / Plutarchus 45-120 / Lucianus Samosatensis 120-180 / Artemidorus, Daldianus, Onirocriticon
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
TB Antiquity
Further subjects:B σταυρός
B cross-bearing
B Crucifixion
B Patibulum
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Summary:The Gospels tell of Simon of Cyrene/Jesus carrying a σταυρός on the way to crucifixion. In the recent years influential scholars such as Gunnar Samuelsson and John Granger Cook entered a discussion about what we can know about crucifixion and what it was that Jesus carried. Often, scholars assume that carrying a σταυρός was a common crucifixion practice, and refer to a few Greek sources as parallels. Yet, do these sources speak of cross-bearing? In this article it is argued that possibly three of the sources could be counted as parallels to cross-bearing practices represented in the Gospels.
ISSN:1469-8145
Contains:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688521000059