3. The soldier that crucified Christ were Romans - the most experienced and professional soldiers in the world. Roman Crucifixion was the ancient equivalent of the French Guillotine; They knew what they were doing when it came to this form of execution.
crucifixion is a brutal form of execution, but it is especially brutal because it is so slow. people would take months to die on the cross, eventually dying of (usually) suffocation from fatigue, (sometimes) exposure, blood loss, and (occasionally) hunger. but almost never thirst -- they kept them hydrated, to keep them alive, and prolong the torture.
for a person to go up on a cross, and come down the same day is rather suspicious. and for a second reason, as well.
5. Following Jesus' death at 3 pm, his body was left on the cross until dusk. Joseph of Arimathea wanted to bury Jesus, but Pilate, wanting to assure that He was truly dead, did not give Joseph the body until Pilate's Centurion had confirmed that he was truly dead.
the primary function of any form of punishment is as a deterrent. to this end, crosses were placed at city gates, and along roman highways, in plain view of everyone. and they were left there
long after the victim had died, so that stench and decomposition and horror of it all would remind everyone who passed by for
the next year or so not to mess with rome. they were almost certainly never allowed proper burials, and certainly not
the same day they were hung. this is very, very suspicious.
4. The Romans broke the legs of the other prisoners to speed up their deaths. When they got to Jesus they found that he was already dead. Again, they were experienced, they knew death. But to make sure, they plunged a spear into his side
why not break his legs, like they did to everyone else?
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