I suppose if the gospel writers had intended it to seem novel the thieves wouldn't have been mentioned. For Jesus' suffering on the cross to be somehow more intense than anyone else's, then the suffering would have to be qualitatively different.
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:31:34 +1000, Judy wrote: > >> >... Jesus was killed in the same way >> >that the Romans killed everyone. His was not a special case - there were >> >two thieves crucified with him. >> >> It *was* special in that he was sinless. > >Well, of course - the point I was making was that the manner of his death >wasn't special. He wasn't crucified when everyone else was being put to >death by some more humane method. > >Judy Sue Bolton Sydney, Australia ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
