Crucified on a Cross or a Stake

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I was reading about some of the beliefs and rules JWs have and it said that they don’t believe Jesus died on the Cross but on a stake, saying that the Bible translates a Greek word meaning stake, not Cross. Is this true? Does the Bible translate the word(s) from Greek meaning stake?
 
They’re only half right. In “classical” Greek, I think it is, the word does mean stake- but the Bible was written in Koine Greek, not Classical Greek. In the Koine Greek of Scripture, it translates to cross.
 
It was not until the 1940s that the JWs developed that idea. Prior to that they were fine with the cross, although personally I don’t think they have ever been fine with “the cross” in a theological sense, so this provided a strange form of escapism.
 
Does the Bible translate the word(s) from Greek meaning stake?
The Bible Hub page for the Greek word stauros (link below) suggests that it can sometimes mean an upright post or stake on its own, sometimes a cross with a crossbar, and sometimes even possibly the crossbar alone. It would be helpful to hear from someone with academic qualifications in Greek to sort this all out for us.
http://biblehub.com/greek/4716.htm
 
Considering that sources as early as 200 AD show a cross (In my case, the alexamos graffiti), Jesus was most definitley crucified on a cross.

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Hope (Faith) PLEASE Stop reading things that cause you to question every detail of Catholicism and even Christianity and CHurch history.

There is PLENTY of good things to read that will truly give you a sound education and also elevate your spirituality is a beneficial way.

Hope you are well, but seriously…people recommend great reading here daily. Buy or borrow something legit.
God bless you.
 
I never know they will cause me to doubt until after I read it. The thing that prompted my question about if it’s possible that was Jesus in His tomb was from CAF.
 
What? He was in the tomb, and then He left it. That’s pretty stand Scripture and belief. Who said He was never entombed?

But you have to realize that sites that attract people of all different faiths are NOT going to give you solid Catholic thought, right? Because they are open to all kinds of opinions. And that’s just what they are: opinions, not truth necessarily.
 
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Charles Taze Russell, who started the Jehovah’s Witnesses, claimed to have retranslated the Bible from the ‘original’ Greek, correcting previous errors as he did…in truth, he didn’t know Greek at all, and changed a previous text to conform with his ideas [see John 1]…at present, there are more than 8 million people who follow this charlatan…keep them in your prayers…
 
No, I worry about the Talpiot tomb thing, so when I read on that CAF site about the bones found in the ossuary, I was worried it might be Jesus and that the Gospels are wrong.
 
No, I worry about the Talpiot tomb thing, so when I read on that CAF site about the bones found in the ossuary, I was worried it might be Jesus and that the Gospels are wrong.
But remember that two other people were buried when Christ was crucified. Reading the document on CAF:

“In 1968 one of the greatest archaeological finds occurred. In an ossuary from burial caves at Giv’at ha-Mivtar in Jerusalem were found the remains of a man, aged 24-28, who had been crucified and died near the year A.D. 70. Though thousands upon thousands had been crucified in antiquity, this was the first time that archaeologists had discovered actual physical remains of a victim. The bones in the ossuary showed the man’s legs had been broken deliberately after the arms and legs had been nailed to a cross of olivewood. The single nail that had pierced the feet had penetrated the ankle bones and could not be extracted before burial.”

In the Bible doesn’t it say that the men who were crucified with Jesus had their legs broken by the guard’s but Jesus’ legs remained intact?

John 19:31. Then the Jews (because it was the parasceve), that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day (for that was a great sabbath day), besought Pilate that their legs might be broken: and that they might be taken away.

19:32.The soldiers therefore came: and they broke the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him.

19:33. But after they were come to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

19:34. But one of the soldiers with a spear opened his side: and immediately there came out blood and water.

19:35. And he that saw it hath given testimony: and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true: that you also may believe.

19:36. For these things were done that the scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him.

19:37. And again another scripture saith: They shall look on him whom they pierced.

19:38. And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (because he was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews), besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave leave. He came therefore and took away the body of Jesus.

19:39. And Nicodemus also came (he who at the first came to Jesus by night), bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

19:40. They took therefore the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

19:41. Now there was in the place where he was crucified a garden: and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein no man yet had been laid.

19:42. There, therefore, because of the parasceve of the Jews, they laid Jesus: because the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

So really the fact that they found a man who’s bones were dated (perhaps) the same time around Jesus, and had his legs broken, fits with scripture. Christ never had his legs broken. It was only the people who he was crucified with
 
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Oh God is so wise! He gave us so many signs to help us remain steadfast! This is wonderful. I always wondered why that particular sign. Maybe it was for this. And for the OP.
 
By “sign” are you talking about Jesus’ legs not being broken?
 
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Yes. You could also say it’s like a message. I felt sign is a better word.
 
Jesus was not the only one to be crucified. It was fairly common as a form of capital punishment.
 
Pay no attention to the man behind the Watchtower!

Each and every peculiar JW belief is 100% man-made nonsense.

They have no Greek scholar who has ever touched their constantly morphing bible and doctrines.

Each and every “prophecy” they have put forth has failed. 100%.

That millions follow them is proof only of concupiscence and gullibility.
 
When we moved here ove 11 years ago, they mailed me a letter, which I didn’t bother to read but my husband did. It was all a bunch of endof the world stuff.

I’d just returned to the Catholic Church after a 24 year absence and wondered how the JWs got my address.
 
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