Did he really die on the cross or did he survive and escape?

Smart=) Religion is a very sticky issue for some, and if we are not pro about it, it's better to just keep quiet about it. (Respect for others).

Thanks a lot for the prompt response, MaasK1.:)

But, you have not mentioned your opinion/idea/belief. I would have loved reading your version of it.:)

Cheers and happy mylotting

Hi angelia, thanks so much for the response! Yes, I agree I can get into trouble for this. But these controversies aren't new. The Internet is full of them; loads of books are written on the subject.:)

I don't mean any offense to any faith. But, I am really interested in God and religion, and this little discussion is simply an attempt on my part to know what various people think.

Cheers!

LOL, lyzabelle, these different versions are making my head dizzy too.. LOL

Thank you so much for posting your opinion.

Cheers!

According to the bible John 19:31-34 the Jews would not allow anyone to stay on the cross on the sabbath so they would break the legs of the prisoners to speed up the death. But when they came to Jesus they found that he was already dead but to make sure they pierced him in the side. Now lets say that he survived the cruucifixion and was taken down with a stab wound to the side. In my country so far we have had 19 homicides for the year and more than half of them were as a result of stabbing inspite of the intelligence that we have now on how to treat these types of injures by our medical staff. I doubt it grately that Jesus would survive in the tomb with a stab wound for 3 days without medical assistance even by todays standard. otherwise i believe that the medical staff in those days were by far better than those in my country.

Hi Wolfechu, yes you are right when you say that the historical records are scanty. I read somewhere that there is absolutely no contemporary writings about Jesus. All that was written about Jesus was written more than half a century after his death. I must say I was somewhat surprised when I learned this because I was sure that history was sure of his existence.

Cheers and thanks for the response!

LOL... that's a good one... "praying to God to protect me from those who protect God." LOL... yep, sure, I will keep posting stuff that I learn about Jesus.

Cheers and happy mylotting

Thanks for your response, vicky:)

I haven't read "Holy blood holy grail." I have only read "Da vinci code." Wish I could read this one though. Do you think it is in the public domain and a copy would be available online?

Cheers and thanks for the response!

the writers of this book was first harassed by the vatican, Then, when the dan brown's novels appeared, they sued him for using some of what they have written without permission. holy blood and holy grail is non fiction while dan brown's novels are fictions.

Thanks a lot for this information.:) I sure will check this out.

I thought the holy grail was really his wife, where he died and she carried on the blood lines - even today in a protected society.

yeah it is! this is the reason why it was so protected.

Well, it looks like the clergy are his faithful followers, doesn't it? LOL! The little Catholic newspaper in my locality, which caters to the needs of the faithful only, doesn't even mention the word pedophile, but it did repeat the Pope's sermon word by word.;)

Cheers and thanks for the response

zigzagbuddha, I don't think the Roman soldiers would have let him survive crucifixion because they were experts in that. And moreover, if they let go of such a 'criminal' who claimed to be king, they would have to pay with their own life. And moreover if Jesus survived why on earth would the disciples pay with their own life defending that Jesus is risen from the death. Why held on to such a conspiracy and then end up paying with their own life to defend that conspiracy? It's quite possible that if's it's a conspiracy then at some point some disciples would tell the 'truth' when the persecution becomes to tough. After who wants to be burnt as torch!

The genre of the text telling the story of resurrection does not allow us to interpret that it's a parable. And moreover there is no evidences that Jesus was at all a homosexual.

I have heard of reincarnation too. In fact, it is a prime Hindu belief.:) I don't know whether to believe it or not because I can't remember any of my past lives. But, it sure sounds more exciting than going to hell, and I hope it is true.:)

Cheers and thanks for the response.

LOL, that's interesting! I was born Catholic too, and once upon a time, I even used to attend daily mass! At that time, I never thought I would question Christianity so much.

Cheers and thanks for the response