01311nam a2200253 a 450000500170000000800200001702000150003704100100005208200100006208200130007210000190008510000160010410000110012024500160013124500670014724500180021426000240023226000130025626000090026930000100027830000140028852007390030265000160104120260119070417.02021-12-04 11:34:05  a080061268X  a0 eng  a364.6  bM379-H51  aHengel, Martin  d(1926-2009)  eAuthor  aCrucifixion  bIn the ancient world and the folly of the message of the cross  cMartin Hengel  aPhiladelphia, U.S.A  bFortress  c1977  a99tr.  bpaperback  aIn a comprehensive and detailed survey on its remarkably widespread employment in the Roman empire, Dr. Hengel examines the way in which `the most vile death of the cross` was regarded in the Greek-speaking world and particularly in Roman-occupied Palestine. His conclusions bring our more starkly than ever the offensiveness of the Christian message: Jesus not only died an unspeakably cruel death, he underwent the most contemptible abasement that could be imagined. So repugnant was the gruesome reality, that a natural tendency prevails to blunt, remove, to domesticate its scandalous impact. yet any discussion of a `theology of the cross` must be preceded by adequate comprehension of both the nature and extent of this scandal.  aCrucifixion