The Christ: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidences of His Existence

by John E. Remsburg

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What was the character of his death?

Homicide. “Jesus of Nazareth, a man ... ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain” ([Acts ii, 22, 23]).

Regicide. “The Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David” ([Luke i, 32]). “This is the King of the Jews” ([xxiii, 38]). “There they crucified him” ([33]).

Deicide. “The Word [Christ] was God” ([John i, 1]). “I and my Father are one” ([x, 30]). “They crucified him” ([xix, 18]).

Suicide. “I [Christ] lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself” ([John x, 17, 18]).