(July 17, 2018 at 2:21 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(July 17, 2018 at 2:19 pm)Crossless2.0 Wrote: Lol. No. But the psalm in its entirety bears that out. Presumably Matthew's audience would have been familiar with it.
I doubt the man said any such thing on the cross. *shrug*
Considering that crucifixion kills by the weight of the body causing the victim to be unable to draw breath after a while on the cross, the idea that he said anything at the last is a bit ridiculous.
Royal society of medicine published a study which suggests it isn’t direct asphyxiation that kills during crucifixion. Instead it is progressive organ failure resulting from gradual circulatory collapse, brought on by reduced heart and lung function.
Also some physicians have suggested description of jesus’s Death fits a sudden catastrophic medical event while on the cross, such as stroke, heart attack, or arterial rupture, and not ordinary cause of death during cruciffixion.
