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The Crucifixion Of Jesus

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“That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah.;- but
they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ
therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a
surety they killed him not:-“ (Quran 4:157)

1.0 Introduction:

The crucifixion of Jesus for the redemption of the sin of mankind has become fundamental of
Christian faith that, so much that it has become a symbol of their religion The Nicene Creed
makes it an article of faith to believe in the crucifixion of Jesus:
“For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the
third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;” [Nicene creed] Muslim belief is that
Jesus did not get crucified but was made appeared to them.

The purpose of this article is to reveals further insight concerning the crucifixion professed by
these two faiths.

To do this I am mainly going to rely on certain early scriptures of various groups in early Christian
History, while noting this is not an attempt to formulate and central dogma of the Christian
Orthodoxy but rather to show that other beliefs that persisted in it’s Mainstream History.

For this I will be relying on works that are considered Apocrypha that is widely known in the
Gnostic realm and of which certainly not regarded as authorities scripture by the Christian
Church.

I will also try to offer the current dating on each scripture to give some idea how prevalent these
sects where, however it should be noted that the accuracy of the dating may be something
contested, and importantly this is not the objective of the article.

2.0. Crucifixion Of Jesus According To The Bible

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2.1. Leading Up To The Crucifixion: 15 f 🐦
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Leading before the arrest of Jesus, Judas betrays him for money and all the disciples desert him
and fled.

Gospel according to Luke describes Jesus being blasphemy by admitting He is the son of God,
when accused at the presence of the council of elders (Luke 22:70-71).

The next early morning the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole
Sanhedrin, reached a decision. They bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
However in front of Pilate Jesus is accused of subverting the nation and opposing the payment of
taxes as well as calling himself of Christ, King and stirring up the people of Judea (Luke 23: 1-2).
Although Pilate seems to acknowledge there is no basis for the charge brought on nor did Herod
thought so whom Jesus was sent onto. The narration goes onto say Pilate opposed the crucifixion
of Jesus but with the consent insistence of the Jews present he finally releases him to their will.
According Matthew narrates that Pilate has Jesus flogged before handing him over to them.

2.2 The Crucifixion:

The scripture according to Luke describes as Jesus was led away to be crucified with two other
criminals and Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus according to Mark 15:21) was
made to carry the cross behind Jesus. They crucified Jesus along with the two criminals one on
his left and the other on his right. The people cast lots to decide who will divide his clothes. The
people watched him and Rulers sneered at him. Soldiers mocked him to save himself and offered
him wine vinegar.

Jesus died when “It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until
the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining…” (Luke 23:44-45)

All the people who gathered there to watch left but the women who followed from Galilee from a
distance watch the spectacle. However according to Matthew Many women where watching from
the distance who had followed from Galilee, amongst them Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of
James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. (Mark adds “Salome” to the list)
However Gospel according to John that Jesus mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of
Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene stood by the Cross of Jesus and was indeed witness to the event.
(John19:25)

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3.0 Jesus Crucifixion According To The Quran:

According to the Quran Jesus did not get crucified but it was made to appear to them. This is
provided in the Yusuf Ali translation of the Quran:

“That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah.;- but
they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ
therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a
surety they killed him not:-“ (Quran 4:157)

The Quran does not allude to how it was made to appear to them, i.e. whether it was someone
else, an illusion.

4.0 Jesus Crucifixion according to other early Christian writing:

We have seen the position of the bible teaching on the death of Jesus, which did take place, and
we have seen Islamic position on the Jesus Crucifixion according to the Quran, which Jesus did
not get crucified but it was made to appear to them.

Coming away from the bible, and looking elsewhere we find interesting statements in a collection
of thirteen ancient codices containing over fifty texts that seems to have survived, discovered in
1945 Egypt, when once thought to be destroyed during early Christian struggle to define
“Orthodoxy”

4.1. The Second Treaties Of The Great Seth:

According to “ The Second Treatise of the Great Seth” it describes Jesus not succumbing to the
plan they devised for him. That he did not die in reality but appeared to them so, according to
their sight and thought he was suffered and succumbed to fear.

“…For my death, which they think happened, (happened) to them in their error and blindness,
since they nailed their man unto their death”[1]

It goes onto say that indeed they saw they where punishing him but it was another, their own
man they nailed onto the cross and who drank the Vinegar, it also suggest the victim was Simon

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vinegar; it was not I. They struck me with the reed; it was another, Simon, who bore the cross on
his shoulder.”

And it goes on to say that they were deaf and blind and he, Jesus, was laughing at their
ignorance.

4.2. The Acts Of John: (C. 150-200 C.E.)

The Act of John describes that John seeing that suffering of Jesus did not abide but fled unto the
Mount of Olives, where he went to weep. The narration goes on to say that it was Jesus who put
the thought into the John’s mind for him to come up to this mountain so he can hear what man of
God has to say to his disciple where Jesus appears in the midst of the cave and says:

“…John, unto the multitude below in Jerusalem I am being crucified and pierced with lances and
reeds, and gall and vinegar is given me to drink….”[2]

Jesus goes unto say “…Nothing, therefore, of the things which they will say of me have I suffered:
nay, that suffering also which I showed unto thee and the rest in the dance…”[2] That what you
hear, did not happen to him, but was made to appear so, to the people present there.

“… Thou hearest that I suffered, yet did I not suffer; that I suffered not, yet did I suffer; that I
was pierced, yet I was not smitten; hanged, and I was not hanged; that blood flowed from me,
and it flowed not; and, in a word, what they say of me, that befell me not, but what they say not,
that did I suffer…”[2]

Afterwards Jesus was taken up, and no one in the multitude beheld him.

4.3 Coptic The Apocalypse Of Peter: (Estimated Range Of Dating: 200-255 C.E.)

The Coptic Apocalypse of Peter reveals an interesting conversation between Peter and Jesus,
where Peter sees they are taking Jesus, asks “who is the one glad and laughing on the tree, and
is it another whom the feet and hand they are striking?”[3]Jesus replies that the one on the tree
is the living Jesus, but the one that peter sees is the substitute that came to being in his likeness.

“…He whom you saw on the tree, glad and laughing, this is the living Jesus. But this one into

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The narration goes onto say that Jesus, comes and tell that the one they crucified is a stony
vessel where the demon resides, but the one standing near him is the real Jesus whom the
arrested and released. Jesus laughs at their perception, knowing they are born blind.

4.4 The (First) Apocalypse Of James: (Estimated Range Of Dating: 180-250 C.E.)

According to the Apocalypse of James that when James heard of His suffering he went to the
mountain called Gaugelan with his disciples where he prayed and waited for a sign of him. Jesus
appears and John stops he’s prayer, embraces Jesus and kisses him, and say’s:

“Rabbi, I have found you! I have heard of your sufferings, which you endured. And I have been
much distressed. My compassion you know. Therefore, on reflection, I was wishing that I would
not see this people. They must be judged for these things that they have done. For these things
that they have done are contrary to what is fitting.”[4]

Jesus replied “…James, do not be concerned for me or for this people…” and that he did not
undergo any suffering contrary to what James heard. Jesus say’s:

“…Never have I suffered in any way, nor have I been distressed. And this people has done me no
harm…”[4]

5.0 Conclusion:

This studies reveals an interesting fact concerning Jesus crucifixion whether was he crucified or
not is contested before and still is now. It also sheds some light that Jesus crucifixion was not so
readily believed amongst the followers and was not a common dogma during the period of early
Christian faith as evident in various Christian sects that existed.

What should be noted that all these scriptures reveals and agrees that it appeared to the
multitude (i.e. they saw) that Jesus did get crucified and was killed on the stake (cross), with the
exception of the bible it was not Jesus who in reality got crucified.

Last parting final which I would like to stress that the analysis is based on availability i.e. what
has survived to us, and information I am limited to. Whether there were other various groups
other than the ones shown above who held similar beliefs remains unknown to us in present time.

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[1] Translated by Roger A. Bullard and Joseph A. Gibbons, The Second Treatise of the Great Seth,
Selection made from James M. Robinson, ed., The Nag Hammadi Library, revised edition.
HarperCollins, San Francisco, 1990. [Net]

[2] M.R. James-Translation and Notes, The Acts of John (verse 97-103), The Apocryphal New
Testament, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924 [Net]

[3] Translated by James Brashler and Roger A. Bullard, (Coptic) The Apocalypse of Peter,
Selection made from James M. Robinson, ed., The Nag Hammadi Library, revised edition.
HarperCollins, San Francisco, 1990. [Net]

[4] Translated by William R. Schoedel, The (First) Apocalypse of James, Selection made from
James M. Robinson, ed., The Nag Hammadi Library, revised edition. HarperCollins, San Francisco,
1990. [Net]

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