Étude 1 sur 4 · La crucifixion

  1. Étude 1 : La crucifixion
  2. Étude 2 : Le partage des vêtements et les moqueries
  3. Étude 3 : Dans quelle langue, Jésus, s'exprimait-il ?
  4. Étude 4 : Jésus et les idiomes de son époque

The last day up to the crucifixion

  • The Crucifixion

    Pericope PER352 analyzes the crucifixion of Jesus on Mount Golgotha through the four Gospels. It places the event around 9 a.m. on a Friday morning, examines the fulfillment of prophecies (Isaiah 53,12; Psalm 22,19), the technical details of the crucifixion, the royal inscription and the mockery of the witnesses. A rigorous synoptic reading that links history, chronology and theology.

    Matthew 27.32 (King James Version) :
    And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
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  • The division of the garments and the mockery

    The passage PER353 analyzes the division of Jesus’ garments and the mockery during his crucifixion at Golgotha. The four Gospels agree on this episode: the soldiers cast lots for the seamless tunic, fulfilling Psalm 22.19. Luke reports Jesus’ prayer of forgiveness for his executioners, Mark his cry of abandonment, and Matthew the taunts of the passersby and the religious leaders. This synoptic article brings out the theological richness of each Gospel account.

    Psalms 22.19 (King James Version) :
    But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
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Contradictions

  • In which language did Jesus speak?

    Article CTD043 addresses the alleged contradiction between Matthew (“Eli, Eli…”) and Mark (“Eloï, Eloï…”) regarding Jesus’ cry on the cross. Linguistic analysis shows that Jesus spoke Aramaic (as evidenced by “sabachthani” in both texts) and that the difference between “Eli” (the Hebrew form) and “Eloï” (the Aramaic form) simply reflects each evangelist’s adaptation to his readership. There is no contradiction.

    Luke 4.16-21 (King James Version) :
    And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
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Historical notes

  • Jesus and the Idioms of His Time

    Cet article analyse les principales langues utilisées par Jésus et ses contemporains en Palestine : l'araméen, langue quotidienne du peuple, l'hébreu, langue liturgique des synagogues, et le grec koinè, langue de l'administration romaine et des échanges culturels. Des exemples néotestamentaires illustrent chaque usage linguistique, révélant la richesse du contexte multiculturel du premier siècle.

    Mark 15.34 (King James Version) :
    And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
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Further reading
  • ANN026 The hour of the crucifixion

    L'article explore les divergences horaires des Évangiles concernant la crucifixion de Jésus. Les Évangiles synoptiques et Jean donnent des heures différentes, suscitant des débats…