Crucified: The Christian Invention of the Jewish Executioners of Jesus

by J. Christopher Edwards

Historians of early Christianity unanimously agree that Jesus was executed by Roman soldiers. This consensus extends to members of the general population who have seen a Jesus movie or an Easter play and remember Roman soldiers hammering the nails. However, for early Christians, the detail that Jesus was crucified by Roman soldiers under the direction of a Roman governor threatened their desire for a stable existence in the Roman world. Beginning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506490956
• ISBN13: 9781506490953
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"