While a crown of thorns would be
exceedingly painful, the crown of thorns was more about mockery than it
was about pain. Here was the "King of the Jews" being beaten, spit upon,
and insulted by presumably low-level Roman soldiers.
exceedingly painful, the crown of thorns was more about mockery than it
was about pain. Here was the "King of the Jews" being beaten, spit upon,
and insulted by presumably low-level Roman soldiers.
The crown of
thorns was the finalizing of their mockery, taking a symbol of
royalty/majesty, a crown, and turning it into something painful and
degrading.
thorns was the finalizing of their mockery, taking a symbol of
royalty/majesty, a crown, and turning it into something painful and
degrading.
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