The Great Return

Background of the Crucifixion :

it was the punishment used by the Romans particularly for political rebels and violent criminals, carried out with maximum publicity so as to be a deterrent to others.

Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary ii. The Crucifixion (27:32–44)

it was the punishment used by the Romans particularly for political rebels and violent criminals, carried out with maximum publicity so as to be a deterrent to others.

France, R. T. (1985). Matthew: an introduction and commentary (Vol. 1, pp. 399–400). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.