Passion & Resurrection
New TestamentCrucifixion
Execution outside the walls
How the story unfolds
- 1
Before Pilate
A provincial trial under the prefect.
- 2
Golgotha
The crucifixion and the words from the cross.
- 3
Darkness and death
The gospels record the final hours differently.
- 4
Burial
A borrowed tomb is used before the sabbath.
Context & interpretation
Historical context
Roman crucifixion in first-century Judea is well documented, and the Pilate Stone from Caesarea confirms Pilate's title and presence.
Interpretation
Christian traditions read the meaning of the cross in several distinct ways; Scriptured presents the text rather than one theory.
Scriptured labels editorial context separately from Scripture, and never presents interpretation as consensus.