This passage is not to be found in the earlier manuscripts of Mark, and Westcott declares it to be an interpolation.
355
How long did Jesus survive after being placed upon the cross?
Luke: About three hours ([xxiii, 44]).
A Jamaica negro slave, crucified in 1760, lived two hundred and ten hours.
Kitto says: “We may consider thirty-six hours to be the earliest period at which crucifixion would occasion death in a healthy adult” (Biblical Cyclopedia, Art. Crucifixion).
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What were his last words?