If part of crucifixion was nakedness why then were soldiers gambling for Jesus' garments at the foot of the cross? Would he not have been naked from the scourging?
I've heard this preached many, many times.
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Asked January 06 2014
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digheyseus dj alimo
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Steven Scott
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Like prisoners today, when Jesus was stripped before being scourged, He was given alternate clothes. The clothes the soldiers were gambling for were Jesus' clothes. The ones Jesus wore after that were still the property of the soldiers.
Tim Maas
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Matthew 27:31 and Mark 15:20 specifically note that, after Jesus was scourged, His own clothes were once again placed on Him. His clothing would have been fully and finally removed at Calvary immediately prior to His being nailed to the cross, after which the soldiers cast lots to divide His garments among them, and for possession of His tunic (Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23-24).
jackie pippin
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To my understanding, the scourging was done with the prisoner naked. Many died during the scourging from blood loss. The tool used in the whips had a hook in it to rip the skin and muscle from the prisoner from legs to shoulders. This was better achieved with the prisoner unclothed. Besides the scourging, the prisoner was abused in unimaginable ways. The soldiers who performed their hideous jobs were old hats at it, thinking of new things to do to amuse themselves I have no specific evidence to back me up but it seems this was the time the soldiers took possession of Jesus' clothes. It was only at the crucifixion they bothered to look at it and see its value, gambling for it. Another part of the torture before nailing a man to his cross was to parade him through town nude and bleeding in order to humiliate him. He was even carted if he was unable to walk. Then he was supposed to carry the crossbeam to the place of his death. Because of the heinous torture, Jesus was unable to carry the cross beam. He was then put on the cross naked for the humiliation and further torture as prisoners were crucified about 2" to 4" above the ground, not feet from the ground as some pictures represent. The closeness to watchers in this nude and bloodied state must have been horrendous for the crucified man. The humiliation and shame of nakedness was an integral part of the death sentence.
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