Bible critics claim that there are at least two
errors in the Gospel accounts concerning Jesus’ crucifixion:
A person who died by crucifixion was not given a dignified burial.
“When they came
to the place called the skull, there they crucified him” (Luke 23:33).
John writes, “Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of those crucified with him, first of one, then of the other” (19:32).
Bible critics claim that there are at least two errors in the Gospel accounts concerning Jesus’ crucifixion:
(2) A person who died by crucifixion was not given a dignified burial.
It was on this basis that the description of the New Testament, which Jesus used to be crucified and honorably placed in the tomb, was given the status of a myth by Bible critics. But in June 1968, an astonishing archeological discovery came to light. ArchaeologistJaffaris found some of the tombs west of Jerusalem, including the bones of a man named Johanan who had died on the cross. His hands and feet were struck with thorns. In addition, his legs looked broken.
But according to Jewish tradition,
the body should be buried on the day of execution. The executioner used to break the legs of the person who was crucified in Palestine so that his body could be buried before nightfall.
The tomb discovered by
Jaffaris also proves that on certain occasions, those who died by crucifixion were also given honorable burials. This finding unequivocally confirms the gospel details.
Normally, the Romans would leave a person hanging on a cross in order to stop breathing and die slowly due to physical fatigue. But according to Jewish tradition, the body should be buried on the day of execution. The executioner used to break the legs of the person who was crucified in Palestine so that his body could be buried before nightfall. The practice described in the Gospels concerning the two robbers is now confirmed by archaeologists.