The Crucifixion of Jesus: Torture, Sexual Abuse, and the Scandal of the Cross

ISBN-13: 9780367257651 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 136 str.

New Zealand) Tombs David (University of Otago

Opis

By reading recent accounts of torture alongside the presentation of crucifixion in the Passion narratives and other Greek and Roman sources, this book examines crucifixion as a form of torture, state terror, and sexual abuse.

Spis treści

Introduction: A Salvadoran Execution  1. The Strippings  2. The Mocking  3. Crucifixion  4. Resurrection  Index

O autorze

David Tombs is Howard Paterson Professor of Theology and Public Issues, and Director, Centre for Theology and Public Issues, at the University of Otago, New Zealand.