What type of wood was the cross of Christ, was it a cross or a tree?

Question

Do we know? Seems like it would be a wood type common to the area.

Answer 1

Legend of the Dogwood tree:



In Jesus' time, the dogwood grew

To a stately size and a lovely hue.

'Twas strong and firm it's branches interwoven

For the cross of Christ its timbers were chosen.

Seeing the distress at this use of their wood

Christ made a promise which still holds good:

"Never again shall the dogwood grow

Large enough to be used so.

Slender and twisted, it shall be

With blossoms like the cross for all to see.

As blood stains the petals marked in brown

The blossom's center wears a thorny crown.

All who see it will remember Me

Crucified on a cross from the dogwood tree.

Cherished and protected, this tree shall be

A reminder to all of my agony."

Answer 2

Legend has it that it was dogwood. The tree is smaller today supposedly because of the shame of the use of this wood for the Crucifixion. The blossom of the dogwood is said to represent Christ on the cross. Whether this story has any truth is, in my opinion, pure speculation. There is a poem or story which I believe is called "The Legend of the Dogwood".

Answer 3

The idea of a "cross" is a fairly recent invention, and in the Greek & Hebrew the scriptures the bible was mistranslated from say nothing about a cross, they say Christ was nailed "to a tree". Common crucifixion practice at the time was to use a T-shaped frame or a tree.



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Answer 4

The Romans did not crucify people. Their preferred method of execution was beheading. The literal wording of the ancient manuscripts points to Jesus dying on a single upright stake, which was actually a Jewish practice. The main difference was that the Jews only hung a person on a stake after they had been executed to serve as an example to others what happened to those who violated God's Law. Jesus was executed in this manner because of the extreme hatred of him by the Jewish leaders at the time, as he preached against them.



As for the Cross: This was added into christianity later on by Constantine. The Roman Catholic church allowed Constantine to adopt some of his pagan customs into catholicism in order to ease his disciples into their conversion from paganism to catholicism. the pagans, who worshipped nature, had many rituals that involved crosses, usually representing the four elements: Earth Fire Wind and Water

Answer 5

Stau·ros′ in both the classical Greek and Koine carries no thought of a “cross” made of two timbers. It means only an upright stake, pale, pile, or pole, as might be used for a fence, stockade, or palisade. Says Douglas’ New Bible Dictionary of 1985 under “Cross,” page 253: “The Gk. word for ‘cross’ (stauros; verb stauroo . . . ) means primarily an upright stake or beam, and secondarily a stake used as an instrument for punishment and execution.”

The fact that Luke, Peter, and Paul also used xy′lon as a synonym for stau·ros′ gives added evidence that Jesus was impaled on an upright stake without a crossbeam, for that is what xy′lon in this special sense means. (Ac 5:30; 10:39; 13:29; Ga 3:13; 1Pe 2:24) Xy′lon also occurs in the Greek Septuagint at Ezra 6:11, where it speaks of a single beam or timber on which a lawbreaker was to be impaled.

Answer 6

I think it would have to be the most common pine species in the Holy Land at that time, which was pinus halepensis, or what's commonly known today as Aleppo Pine, and apinus pinea (Stone Pine)...



But there are legends of it being Dogwood, and supposed scientific evidence of it being either a pine-tree or olive-tree from tests on "pieces of the cross" scattered around the world...



I am pretty sure it would have been a "Christian cross" shape...the Romans did have the "T" shape but I think it would of been more likely if it was a "Christian cross" shape...makes more sense I think...

Answer 7

why christianity ever adopted the cross..who knows..the origin of the cross is a great topic to look up...very interesting...true christians do not wear or have crosses in their church-around their neck (etc) = its a graven image..looks like christianity has forgotten about how God feels about that sort of stuff..its in the 10 commandments..which still apply today! Jesus even used the OT in his ministry.

once again religon somehow picks and chooses what they want rather than following the bible..

Answer 8

Since the Greek word historically used for this, represents both. A cross and post are synonymous.

Answer 9

The way the romans did it, if you watch the passion of the christ, the way the other 2 guys are crucified is probably what he got also.

Answer 10

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