(November 11, 2022 at 12:02 am)Jehanne Wrote: I think that the passage from Mark is authentic, in that Mark, who wrote in (and, likely spoke) Greek, quotes the words of Jesus in Aramaic, the language that Jesus spoke.
Jesus' passion was no laughing matter, even for the Romans who executed him; Jesus suffered physical trauma & mutilation throughout the whole affair. I think it likely that a few women witnessed his execution from a distance (also recorded in Mark), as they would have blended in; Jesus' male followers, on the other hand, fled the area.
Excellent. Then who was there near the cross to hear what Jesus said? Certainly not some rando Roman writing four decades later, later assumed to be Mark because another forgery (1 Peter) mentioned the name.
