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To: Tennessee Nana
But Mark Goodacre, associate professor of religion at Duke University, who advised the producers, defended the decision to put forward an alternative representation of the crucifixion. "The Romans used a number of ways to crucify people and this was one of the most common and effective methods," he said.

"The makers wanted something that wasn't the typical image that would surprise the viewers. This is not an attempt to be iconoclastic, but to get people to look again at the events surrounding his death." He added that he thought the Bible did not actually explain in any detail the form of crucifixion employed.

I think you should apply for a professorship at Duke. :)

17 posted on 03/16/2008 1:55:47 PM PDT by Zero Sum (Liberalism: The damage ends up being a thousand times the benefit! (apologies to Rabbi Benny Lau))
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To: Zero Sum

WOW

:)

I just knew the scripture...

If you read Psalm 22 through, the discription of what happened to Jesus on the cross is there...


18 posted on 03/16/2008 1:58:19 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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