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These can already be found from the first half of the ninth century; both types can be seen in the thirteenth century. At the Praetorium, Jesus was severely whipped. There were exceptions: in 68 CE the Roman Senate proposed that Nero be beaten to death with rods. By custom, one of the Roman guards would pierce the body with a sword or lance. None of the numerous ancient images proposed depict a shape similar to the hypothetical scourge of the Shroud. [9]) Thenceforth scourging is frequently mentioned in monastic rules and councils as a preservative of discipline. The scourge, also known as a flogger or whip, has a long history during Biblical times.

In the Gospel of John, the parallel account reads: “And so, when Jesus had received the vinegar, He said, ‘It is finished.’  And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit. I went looking for this fragment: it is only a tiny piece of thin chain with a twisted nail attached, encased in a cross-reliquary together with other strange relics. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Mallonio reported the existence of a fragment preserved in Rome in the church of Santa Maria in Via Lata. There are just too many to do all at once. According to history the punishment of a slave was particularly dreadful. Then the torturer would jerk back, pulling hard in order to tear whole pieces of human flesh from the body. The damaged nerve would also produce excruciating bolts of fiery pain in both arms. Because of its brutality flagellation was feared: it produced deep wounds and could even lead to death.

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A scourge (Latin: flagrum; diminutive: flagellum) typically consists of several thongs fastened to a handle. (William D. Edwards, MD, Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Wesley J. Gabel, MDiv, West Bethel United Methodist Church, Bethel, MN. A scourge with these additions is called a scorpion. The word is most commonly considered to be derived from Old French escorgier - "to whip", going further back to the Vulgar Latin excorrigiare: the Latin prefix ex- "out, off" with its additional English meaning of "thoroughly", plus corrigia - "thong", or in this case "whip". From then on the practice appeared in most medieval religious orders and associations. Adequate exhalation required lifting the body by pushing up on the feet and by flexing the elbows and pulling the shoulders inward.

But the Romans had no limit to the number of lashes they could give a victim, and the scourging Jesus experienced was at the hands of Romans, not Jews. Others recorded how the bowels of a victim would actually spill out through the open wounds created by the whip.

You Have Jesus As Your Personal Intercessor. Thirteen lashes were typically administered to each shoulder and 13 on the chest as punishment. Everything is compatible with when the Shroud was created, the first half of the fourteenth century. His hands were then "bound ... with thongs" (Acts 22:25) tightly on the other side of the pillar or boulder so that his …

Frequently the victim’s heartbeat would become so irregular that he would go into cardiac arrest.

Some punishments were inflicted on the naked body and were more painful and humiliating than others. 1 0 obj It was used to control flocks and herds. [3], The priests of Cybele scourged themselves and others. "the scourge of drug abuse". When the victim was thrown to the ground on his back, in preparation for transfixion of his hands, his scourging wounds most likely would become torn open again and contaminated with dirt. Register today for FREE to become a Friend of ASOR so that you can join our team and receive exclusive benefits (The Ancient Near East Today and Online Resources).