crucifixion
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When people talk about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, no one ever seems to discuss what it would’ve been like from Christ’s point of view.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, and is historically a day of sorrow, fasting, and reflection.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
This altarpiece marks the Italian artist coming into his own at the end of the Renaissance, its vision of Christ after his crucifixion rendered in an expressive, enigmatic style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
In the first of three immersive rooms, a dizzying 360-degree video introduces guests to the story of Jesus’ life from his baptism to the crucifixion — including that jumbo last supper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
A Child of Our Time intersperses quasi-operatic narrative passages with arrangements of African-American spirituals, as Bach had done with Lutheran hymn-chorales in his oratorios on the passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
“I really want to retire from this because of my age, but let’s see if my body can still bear the pain next year,” Enaje told The Associated Press a few days before the crucifixions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
We were so tired of carrying our personal crucifixions around our necks and calling that a marriage.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2020
In the Philippines, Asia’s bastion of Catholicism, masses and other solemn gatherings have been put on hold, including folk rituals that feature real-life crucifixions and usually draw thousands of tourists and penitents.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2020
There is relatively little archaeological evidence of crucifixions, the method used to execute Jesus Christ, according to Christian tradition.
From Fox News ● Nov. 30, 2018
Like the carvings and stained-glass windows in European cathedrals, the art in San Lorenzo and other Olmec cities consisted mainly of powerful, recurring images—the crucifixions and virgins, so to speak, of ancient Mesoamerica.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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