According to the Bible, Christians believe Jesus died by crucifixion. However, according to the Quran, Muslims believe Jesus did not die by crucifixion. Instead, Muslims believe Jesus’ enemies planned to crucify him, but God’s saved Jesus and brought him up to him. In addition, if Jesus died by crucifixion, then Islam is false; but if Jesus did not die by crucifixion, then Christianity is false. Furthermore, after watching the debate, I think Jesus died by crucifixion because there are early reports of his crucifixion, chances of dying by crucifixion is very high, and Jesus prophesied his own death. There are early reports of Jesus’ crucifixion. In the Bible, the apostles were witness of Jesus’ resurrection and Paul explains that he is the
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In the article, “How Did Crucifixion Kill?” states, “The resultant lack of oxygen [and increase in carbon dioxide] in the blood would cause damage to tissues, including the lungs … This would make the lungs stiffer and make breathing even more difficult” (Jha, Para. 6 and 7). The position of the body on the cross causes the person to obtain more carbon dioxide and less oxygen. Therefore, causing the person to suffocate and creating a slow and painful death. However, the Romans crucified people by nailing the individual and breaking their legs, so they could die quicker. In the journal, “Medical Theories on the Cause of Death in Crucifixion” argues, “One technique used by the Romans to hasten death was to break the legs below the knee with a blunt instrument” (Maslen and Mitchell 2). In Jerusalem, people were crucified with their legs bent to a forty five degree angle. Since the individual’s legs were bent, it allowed people to put pressure on their feet to increase their chance of surviving, but eventually the strength in their leg would become fragile. However, the Romans had a different way to crucify people by breaking their legs to make their death quicker. Breaking the individual’s legs does not allow them to support themselves with their feet. Therefore, their death would be quicker. Unlike the Romans and individuals in Jerusalem, the Philippines crucified people; they allowed individuals to step on platforms. Therefore, allowing individuals to have platforms to stand on caused people to have more
In the article, “How Did Crucifixion Kill?” states, “The resultant lack of oxygen [and increase in carbon dioxide] in the blood would cause damage to tissues, including the lungs … This would make the lungs stiffer and make breathing even more difficult” (Jha, Para. 6 and 7). The position of the body on the cross causes the person to obtain more carbon dioxide and less oxygen. Therefore, causing the person to suffocate and creating a slow and painful death. However, the Romans crucified people by nailing the individual and breaking their legs, so they could die quicker. In the journal, “Medical Theories on the Cause of Death in Crucifixion” argues, “One technique used by the Romans to hasten death was to break the legs below the knee with a blunt instrument” (Maslen and Mitchell 2). In Jerusalem, people were crucified with their legs bent to a forty five degree angle. Since the individual’s legs were bent, it allowed people to put pressure on their feet to increase their chance of surviving, but eventually the strength in their leg would become fragile. However, the Romans had a different way to crucify people by breaking their legs to make their death quicker. Breaking the individual’s legs does not allow them to support themselves with their feet. Therefore, their death would be quicker. Unlike the Romans and individuals in Jerusalem, the Philippines crucified people; they allowed individuals to step on platforms. Therefore, allowing individuals to have platforms to stand on caused people to have more