Jesus came from a family of carpenters, so wouldn't his family be responsible for making the crosses for crucifixions?
Um... don't hurt me for asking...
2006-12-02 11:46:44 · 12 answers · asked by Kalsin C 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sounds right to me.
2006-12-02 11:49:39 · answer #1 · answered by tammidee10 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually the Romans used this form of torture & execution through out the empire. Carpenters weren't needed to make a cross since there were only 2 pieces. You may as well say 2 poles. The cross beam might have been flattened a little, but basically it just had to fit over the main pole. The soldiers would be used to doing this, as they also would use trees for poles as walls for forts and defenses.
2006-12-02 19:53:09 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, carpenters were hired to construct crosses. However, I think the emphasis was on the idea that carpenters were responsible for the windows and doors. Which to me have great symbolic import. As does the cross.
2006-12-02 19:52:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is quite old but pretty pertinent. Kazansakis uses the motif in The Last Temptation of Christ and Nick Cave uses the joke in The Mercy Seat. I love it when you ask this and Christians answer, "No, no, all he made were chairs and children's spinning tops and toys for puppies..." Chapter and verse, people, chapter and verse...?
Yes, the Romans would have employed carpenters from among the local population. They may have included Christ, they may not.
2006-12-02 19:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think so. I believe his family worked more with furniture and such. However, with such a background in wood working, I'm sure Jesus was keenly aware of the drawbacks of rough wood against skin. Perhaps God used this trade to prepare His Son for what He knew was to come. God is never in the dark about anything. I'm sure He didn't look down at the cross and say, "Oops! My bad!"
2006-12-02 19:56:13 · answer #5 · answered by philyra2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Jesus made furniture and plows, not things to kill and torture people on.
When a person who works at a car plant and helps make new cars as his job, and one of those cars get into an accident after it was sold at the car dealership, does that make everyone who helped make that car guilty of murder if that person who was driving it got killed? No.
Try posting a sensible question instead of posting the same childish posts that seem to be taking over this, what is supposed to be a responsible forum, and has turned into one that has mostly rubbish.
2006-12-02 19:50:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
quite possible
did you know John Wilkes Booth's brother was saved by Abe Lincoln's Dad?
2006-12-02 19:55:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, the romans made their own instruments of death.
2006-12-02 19:49:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
WOW!I never looked at it that way.
2006-12-02 19:49:18 · answer #9 · answered by Myaloo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's lame!
2006-12-02 19:50:06 · answer #10 · answered by JustMe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋