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Was his blood really shed?
The crucifixion was not a bloody death, and aside from the self-confuted story of John about blood and water flowing from his corpse, the Evangelists do not state that a drop of blood was shed.
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Christ, it is affirmed, was both God and man. Was it the human, or the divine part of him that suffered death?
If only the human, this sacrifice was not an exceptional one, for thousands have died for their fellow men. If the divine part was sacrificed does God cease to exist?