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Luke's comparable account, Luke 22:63–65 is of the High Priest's guards beating and mocking Jesus. In the Passion of Christ, the episode precedes the Mocking of Christ and the Crowning with Thorns, which according to the Gospels happened at the same time or immediately afterwards. Unlike the flogging, these were not part of the normal Roman ...
Driving of the Merchants From the Temple by Scarsellino. In the narrative, Jesus is stated to have visited the Temple in Jerusalem, where the courtyard was described as being filled with livestock, merchants, and the tables of the money changers, who changed the standard Greek and Roman money for Jewish and Tyrian shekels. [6]
The high mountain was where the devil tempted Jesus to worship him. [32] [36] (Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13) In the Bible, Jesus had the mourners remove the stone, and then he called for Lazarus to come out. In the miniseries, Jesus enters Lazarus' tomb and kisses him on the head, while not even addressing Lazarus, and gives a brand-new monologue.
Christ after his Resurrection, with the ostentatio vulnerum, showing his wounds, Austria, c. 1500. The five wounds comprised 1) the nail hole in his right hand, 2) the nail hole in his left hand, 3) the nail hole in his right foot, 4) the nail hole in his left foot, 5) the wound to his torso from the piercing of the spear.
The Cross on which Jesus was crucified , either depicted alone or with the crosses of the two thieves; The Crown of Thorns; The pillar or column where Jesus was whipped in the Flagellation of Christ; The whip(s), in Germany often birches, used for the 39 lashes; The Holy Sponge set on a reed, with which gall and vinegar were offered to Jesus
As Jesus was whipped before his crucifixion, many see whipping themselves as a way to be closer to Jesus and as a reminder of that whipping. [13] Many early Christians believed that in order to be closer to God, one would need to literally suffer through the pain of Christ. [14]
Some Christians note that the cross carried by Jesus is the crossbar or patibulum, a rough tree trunk, which probably weighed 80–110 pounds (36–50 kg). [citation needed] Jesus also fasted for 40 days and 40 nights, an example of submission to the first person of the Trinity, God the Father, and as a way of preparing for ministry.
At the time the painting is thought to have been made, both Ottavio and Ludovico had recently lost beloved sons, represented by the youthful figure between them. The youth's head is framed by a laurel tree, representing glory. Lavin suggests that the painting is intended to compare the suffering of Christ with the grief of the two fathers.