Wolf_ODonnell wrote:All I know is this... Jesus died unusually early. Every other prisoner that was executed that day had to have their legs broken to speed up their deaths. Also, for some bizarre reason (and I can't remember where I read this) Joseph of Aramathea was bringing Aloe plants to Jesus' tomb after his crucifixion.
Aloe plants are healing plants and not the traditional plants that are brought to tombs.
Yes He did die early Wolf. But consider several factors that would not have necessarily been a factor for the two others crucified. Jesus was scourged prior to being crucified. He spent the previous night being marched around Jerusalem, first being taken before Caiaphas (sp?), then to Pilate, then over to Herod, then back to Pilate. What little sleep (if any) He got could not have been very restful. By the time He spent several hours on the cross, these factors would have contributed heavily to His not having the strength to push himself up in order to breathe, thus hastening His death.
Keep in mind also that by the time of Jesus, the Romans were quite good at the crucifixion game. They would not have allowed anyone down off their crosses without being sure they were dead. Even in the case of Jesus, after seeing he was dead, a soldier ran a spear into Him just to be sure.
As far as the story about the Aloe, I cannot comment because I have never heard that one before. I would be curious to know where that originated.
