Re: ENCUESTA: ¿Donde estaban los hijos de Maria cuando ella estaba sola ante la cruz?
En las crucifixiones el condenado llevaba el Patibulum (que pesaba unos 45kgs) al lugar donde ya estaba asentado el Stipes que es el madero vertical, y alli se procedía a unir los dos maderos en forma de T (tau alta) o en forma de + (tau baja)
Pues amigo Vino Tinto.Literalmente si nos acogemos a las palabras "sobre su cabeza",¿dónde crées tú que tenía que estar el letrero?.¿Se lo clavaron sobre su cabeza?
Ciertamente es así como nosotros vemos la muerte de Jesús y no en una cruz de dos maderos atravesados:el tema de las palabras originales Xylón y Staurós para verter por cruz no apareció siglos después de los cristianos primitivos.
Diccionario Expositivo de Palabras del Nuevo Testamento (traducción de S. Escuain),1984, tomo I,página 348, declara: STAUROS σταυρός:
A mediados del siglo 3 d.C.,las iglesias se habían apartado de ciertas doctrinas de la fe cristiana, o las habían pervertido. Con el fin de aumentar el prestigio del sistema eclesiástico apóstata, se recibió a los paganos en las iglesias aparte de la regeneración por la fe, y se les permitió mantener en gran parte sus signos y símbolos. De ahí que se adoptara la Tau o T, en su forma más frecuente, con la pieza transversal abajada, como representación de la cruz de Cristo.
Seguro que no te interesa para nada este comentario del diccionario Expositivo.
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Alfageme
En las crucifixiones el condenado llevaba el Patibulum (que pesaba unos 45kgs) al lugar donde ya estaba asentado el Stipes que es el madero vertical, y alli se procedía a unir los dos maderos en forma de T (tau alta) o en forma de + (tau baja)
The cross was made of an upright post called, stipes and a horizontal bar called patibulum. Several variations were in existence and crucifixion practices often varied in a given region in accordance with the preferences of the executioners. If the patibulum was attached two to three feet below the top of the stipes, then the cross was called the “low tau” as compared to the “high tau” where the patibulum was attached to the top of the stipes. Actual trees still in the ground whether dead or alive were also used with the branches serving as the crossbar.
An additional block called the suppendaneum was used for the transfixion of the feet in later times. The titulus or small sign, stating the victim’s crime, was usually nailed to the cross above the victim’s head. The final part of the cross was the sedulum a horizontal wooden block serving as a crude seat, and it was attached midway down the stipes. The weight of the entire cross was probably over 300 pounds (136 kg) while that of the patibulum ranged between 75 and 125 pounds(34-57kg) It is highly likely that only the patibulum was carried by the victim and this was placed across the nape of the victim’s neck and balanced on both shoulders.
During crucifixion the arms were outstretched along the patibulum and tied or nailed to the crossbar, but the Romans preferred nailing. The nails were made of iron and were five to seven inches in length, with a square shaft three eights of an inch across. Without much historical or biblical proof, Christians have imagined Christ carrying the entire cross, however, the upright post or stipes was generally fixed permanently to the ground at the place of crucifixion, and the condemned person was forced to carry the patibulum only, which was much lighter (125 pounds) as compared to the weight of the whole cross (300 pounds).