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   linda on March 1, 2011 at 8:42 pm

   In searching out the biblical understanding of what Yeshua (Jesus), was crucified on (the traditional Christian cross), I have found that there is no biblical evidence for it, whether the small ‘t’ cross, or the capitalized (T). Criminals and such were sometimes crucified on a pole or stake, with a cross piece to make it a ‘t,’ for there are records of such in ancient literature, but the ‘cross’ that Jesus was crucified on, gives us no biblical grounds for assuming that it was any kind of ‘t.’ From the Greek New Testament, the word that our English translates as ‘cross’, is a piece of wood that is a stake or a pole, that’s all. And many times it’s just called a tree (KJV: Acts 5:30; 10:39; 13:29; Gal. 3:13; 1st Pet. 2:24).
   I have also come to see that the traditional Christian cross was taken from the pagans. Its form or letter (T or t), symbolized Tammuz, the major pagan god of the ancient world. In Vine’s Dictionary, under ‘cross, crucify’ it has this:
   Im really bothered by this, is it true???

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   Greg West on March 1, 2011 at 10:33 pm

   @Linda; The Roman method of crucifixion has been verified by archaeology. When Jesus was forced to carry his “cross” he was most likely carrying the “crossbeam” wich would be lifted up and secured to a vertical pole, forming a “cross”. The symbol of a cross, or ‘+’ was used by many different cultures for many reasons, usually representing the four winds; four corners of the earth, four seasons; etc.
   The Christian symbol of the cross or ‘t’actually has its roots in the ancient Hebrew alphabet. It is the symbol of the Hebrew letter ‘Tav’, which is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The letter actually means ‘mark’.
   Some scholars theorize that when God gave the order of the layout for the camp of the Israelites when they wondered for 40 years in the desert, that their camp actually was actually in the shape of a cross.
   Also, in Ezekiel, when God commands the angel to go through Judah to mark those who had been faithful and not worshipped Baal, he actually was telling the angel to put a ‘mark’, or the letter “Tav” (t) on their foreheads.
   The cross as a Christian symbol pays homage to our Lord’s sacrifice for our sins. Rest assurred that when you use it as a symbol of your Christian faith, you are honoring Jesus by remembering his sacrifice and not some pagan god.

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   linda on March 4, 2011 at 12:17 am

   Thank you very much, god bless you.

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