The AD33 crucifixion detail in Judea

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Good point Jay, but it is obvious from Luke's account (in all of the three translations I checked it in) that he is referring to sweat, not blood.

Incidentally (and returning to the original topic of the thread) mention was made by Luca of the Italic cohort being the one to carry out the crucifixion. In fact the unit which carried it out is not named in the gospels. It may have been the Italic cohort but this was only one of five (or possibly six if the Italic cohort was supernumerary to the five Samarian cohorts and one ala we otherwise know of) cohorts in Judea so it could equally have been one of the others. The 'Italic cohort' is not specifically mentioned in the gospels. It is mentioned in Acts 10 and the event is clearly later then the crucifixion anyway. The Book of Acts also tells us that the Italic cohort was based in Caesarea, rather than Jerusalem, although it is conceivable that men of that unit might have accompanied Pilate as escort troops during his journey to Jerusalem for the Passover celebrations.

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