CHRISTIANS::::: Is there any record in the bible about the 500 witnesses of crucifixion?

Answer 1

Yes, in Corinthinas. However, there are no records of the crucifixion that exist anywhere besides in the bible. And the bible wasn't written at the time of Jesus - most of its books were written about 50yrs after Jesus' supposed death. 50 years of Chinese whispers...

Surely if 500 people saw it there would have been some record of it?... That's a lot of eyewitnesses. However, there is no mention of it at the time. Paul, the person it is believed wrote Corinthians, mentions this 'fact'. Paul was not there. He wrote it 50 years after Jesus' death..

Answer 2

Quite a lot of people saw the cruxifixion. Its the resurrection that is the key event though. This is the thing that proved Jesus' claims.
1 Corinthians 15:6

...and He appeared to Cephas [Peter], then to the 12, after that to more than 500 brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now [40s or 50s AD- 20 years later], but some have fallen asleep [i.e. died].

Answer 3

No, there is no reference to how many saw Jesus crucified. It isn't specified. But since He was on the cross for six hours, there probably were quite a few who came from Jerusalem to see for themselves.

Now, as for those who were mentioned in Scripture: The apostle John was there, as was the mother, of Jesus, Mary, plus an unspecified amont of (Roman?) soldiers who gambled for His clothes. The other responders gave the verse in First Corinthians 15:6 for how many, besides the other people mentioned, who saw Him after He was risen from the dead.

References: Matthew 27:33-56, Mark 15:24-40, Luke 23:33-55, John 19:18-41.

Answer 4

1 Corinthians 15:6 speaks about over 500 people seeing Him after His resurrection.

Answer 5

THE CRUCIFIXION

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187:0.1 After the two brigands had been made ready, the soldiers, under the direction of a centurion, started for the scene of the crucifixion. The centurion in charge of these twelve soldiers was the same captain who had led forth the Roman soldiers the previous night to arrest Jesus in Gethsemane. It was the Roman custom to assign four soldiers for each person to be crucified. The two brigands were properly scourged before they were taken out to be crucified, but Jesus was given no further physical punishment; the captain undoubtedly thought he had already been sufficiently scourged, even before his condemnation.

187:0.2 The two thieves crucified with Jesus were associates of Barabbas and would later have been put to death with their leader if he had not been released as the Passover pardon of Pilate. Jesus was thus crucified in the place of Barabbas.

187:0.3 What Jesus is now about to do, submit to death on the cross, he does of his own free will. In foretelling this experience, he said: "The Father loves and sustains me because I am willing to lay down my life. But I will take it up again. No one takes my life away from me — I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up. I have received such a commandment from my Father."

187:0.4 It was just before nine o'clock this morning when the soldiers led Jesus from the praetorium on the way to Golgotha. They were followed by many who secretly sympathized with Jesus, but most of this group of two hundred or more were either his enemies or curious idlers who merely desired to enjoy the shock of witnessing the crucifixions. Only a few of the Jewish leaders went out to see Jesus die on the cross. Knowing that he had been turned over to the Roman soldiers by Pilate, and that he was condemned to die, they busied themselves with their meeting in the temple, whereat they discussed what should be done with his followers.

Answer 6

As salaamu 'alaikym, my friend.

Please post where you gathered your information on which you have based your post.

Having read the New Testament many times, in many languageas and different translations as well as being somewhat familiar with the "gnostic" gospels that are still in existence, as well as being familiar with the Roman customs of the time, etc., I find myself at a loss as to what you might be referring to.

Ma'a salaam

Answer 7

I Corinthians 15:6 states there were five hundred who saw him after his resurrection.

Answer 8

No