Carrying a σταυρός: A Re-Assessment of the Non-Christian Greek Sources
van Wingerden,Ruben
van Wingerden,Ruben
Abstract
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.
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Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press.
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2021-07
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cross-bearing, crucifixion, patibulum
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van Wingerden, R 2021, 'Carrying a σταυρός: A Re-Assessment of the Non-Christian Greek Sources', New Testament Studies, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 336-355. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0028688521000059