WHY was Jesus cricified?

[John V]

So, God's sense of justice requires him to sacrifice a third of himself to another third of himself to appease that second third, and then to resurrect that first third and bring him back to heaven?

Weird. Seems like a good paradigm for atonement and justice.

Your opinion is noted. That's what positions on justice boil down to - opinions.

Is your god great, or not? Why do apologists always insist on answering these questions by comparing God to humans?

Er, you were comparing God to humans yourself. Remember the whole if we're instructed to simply forgive (which was shown to be a false premise) why can't god line you were pursuing?

Do humans have the ability to atone for the sin of others by committing a sacrifice? Does God have the ability to atone for the sin of others by committing a sacrifice?

If the answers to these questions are different, then your previous questions are moot and off-topic.

I agree - I was lampooning your comparison of God to men. I'm glad we're on the same page now.