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2. 1. Crucifixion in Antiquity : An Inquiry into the Background of the New Testament Terminology of Crucifixion

   Author : Gunnar Samuelsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; crucifixion; cross; death of Jesus; Bible; New Testament; church; Christianity; philology; semantics; Jesus; execution; death sentence; impaling; suspension punishment; Golgotha; Calvary; ancient language; classical languages; Classical Greek; Latin; Hebrew Aramaic; ancient Greece; Roman empire; Roman world; Jerusalem;

   Abstract : This study investigates the philological aspects of how ancient Greek, Latin and Hebrew/Aramaic texts, including the New Testament, depict the practice of punishment by crucifixion. A survey of the ancient text material shows that there has been a too narrow view of the “crucifixion” terminology. READ MORE