what type of bird was supposed to have tried to free Christ from the cross
2007-03-31 03:37:47 · 17 answers · asked by alan b 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I've never heard that myth. I'm curious to see what answers you get.
2007-03-31 03:41:50 · answer #1 · answered by Amalthea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As many have pointed out there is no mention of any bird in the Gospel accounts, but as the Gospels were, themselves, specially selected from vastly more numerous texts in the early days ( first, second, third and fourth centuries a.d. ) to represent what later Catholic leaders wanted to have as their dogma, this doesn't mean that there is not some such account somewhere.
The most probable source is from the innumerable religiously inspired paintings of the crucifiction, and in the manner of all things human, a flight of fancy by an artist truns, by degrees and time, into some totem of 'meaning'. It is essential to remember that most religions weave more ancient structures into there substance in order to 'take over' and
claim 'authority' from much more engrained beliefs. This is why Christianity, in particular, took over most of the prior 'pagan' festivals. Christmas took over 'Yuletide', the mid-winter solstice, at which time the ancients celebrated the coming lengthening of the day. Easter took over the Vernal Equinox, the traditional time of life returning to the land. And so on, and so on. As my favourite author of the Bible, Eccliastes, wrote ; "There is no thing new under the sun".
Anyway, the stork is also one of the candidates for this 'honour', maybe that's the one you were thinking of.
Several answerers mention the lowly vulture, and in reality, given the true nature of this ghastly Roman punishment, where death good be drawn out for several days, not a few hours, as in the Gospel accounts say, and that it was normal for the bodies of the crucified to remain suspended for much longer periods of time, I would imagine that the carrion birds of all types were drawn to these places of carnage.
2007-03-31 04:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by cosmicvoyager 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know any bird that tried to free Lord Jesus from the Cross but traditionally in England the Robin tried to pull the thorns from Jesus' crown of thorns and thus got The Lord's blood on its chest.
2007-03-31 03:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the last chapter of each Gospel message and you tell me. Stop trusting the media and your friends for your eternal salvation! You will stand alone at your death, and the media and your friends won't be there tto help you.
Eternity is a looooooooooooooong time to treat it like it's no big deal.
2007-03-31 03:46:40 · answer #4 · answered by witness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Vulture
2007-03-31 03:42:40 · answer #5 · answered by Apeman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? I recently read the account in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and don't remember a bird in any of them.
2007-03-31 03:43:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was a robin, and thats why its chest is red, its Christs blood.
2007-03-31 03:40:39 · answer #7 · answered by eruantale 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Albatros me thinx
2007-03-31 03:39:32 · answer #8 · answered by Scatty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard that, I have also read all the gospels and none have that in there. Not in my version anyway.(KJV)
2007-03-31 03:48:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of this. I think its a woodpecker.
2007-03-31 03:43:27 · answer #10 · answered by Blackbird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋