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Skriven 2006-12-10 14:19:00 av VERN HUMPHREY (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MIMI GALLANDT
Ärende: Muslems
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MG> JH> I meant the Spear dates from around 600, as you said.  The pilum, which
MG> JH> is not actually a true spear, has a throw-away head, so it likely
MG> JH> wouldn't have survived in any case.

MG> JH> Did you ever read any of the series of fiction books based on the real
MG> JH> life character of Casca Longinus?  He was cursed by God to live forever
MG> JH> (or until Christ returned on Judgement Day) and cannot die as punishmen
MG> JH> for sticking him with the spear.  There was about 20 of them, all very
MG> JH> well done.  The first one was called "Casca" but I don't recall the
MG> JH> author's name.

MG>Understand my lack of real knowledge of Christianity sometimes confuses me,
MG>didn't the soldier who did that do it to shorten Jesus' suffering?

By Jewish law, the corpses had to be buried by sundown, so in respect
for this the soldiers hastened the death of those hanging on the
crosses.  Crucifixion kills by suffocation (you can't breathe when
hanging like that) but the victims either had the feet nailed to the
cross or a small step, so they could stand on it a while, then sag down,
then stand on it, and so on -- very cruel.

To hasten death, they simply broke the victim's legs, and they
suffocated fairly quickly.  Jesus, however, was apparently already dead,
so Longinus made sure by thrusting the lance into his side.

The Romans NEVER allowed victims to live -- those thrown to the beasts
in the arena often survived the attacks, but were dragged out and had
their throats cut.
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