Do we have an idea of what kind of wood the cross of Jesus was made out of?<\/p>\n\t
No. The Bible doesn’t say what type of wood was used and to speculate would be an exercise in futility.<\/p>\n
“As I urged you when I went into Macedonia–remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine, nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith<\/em>” (I Timothy 1:3-4).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Do we have an idea of what kind of wood the cross of Jesus was made out of? Answer: No. The Bible doesn’t say what type of wood was used and to speculate would be an exercise in futility. “As I urged you when I went into Macedonia–remain in Ephesus that you may charge…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[228],"class_list":["post-16075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-crucifixion"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16806,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-did-jesus-mean-by-green-wood-and-dry-wood\/","url_meta":{"origin":16075,"position":0},"title":"What did Jesus mean by “green wood” and “dry wood?”","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 10, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I don't believe I understand Luke 23:27-31 at all. It seems this conversation took place while Jesus was actually on His way to the cross. Would you please explain this further? What is the meaning of the 'green wood' and 'dry wood'? Answer: \"A great multitude of the people\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26988,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/did-jesus-die-on-a-cross-or-a-stake\/","url_meta":{"origin":16075,"position":1},"title":"Did Jesus die on a cross or a stake?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 30, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: The Jehovah's Witnesses make the claim that Jesus did not die on a cross, they say he died on a torture stake. They make note that the word the King James translators rendered as \"cross\" is the Greek word \"stauros\", meaning an upright post or stake. The research I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16165,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-should-yhwh-be-pronounced-correctly-and-not-yeshua\/","url_meta":{"origin":16075,"position":2},"title":"Why should YHWH be pronounced correctly and not Yeshua?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 25, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have just read your web page:\u00a0\u00a0Understanding the Tetragrammaton: Pronouncing YHWH. If your conclusion is accurate, then we should not be using the name Jesus, correct?\u00a0 To apply your conclusion or principle to YHWH, consistency, and accuracy being paramount with me, means that the use of Jesus it wrong\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25328,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/when-jesus-was-dying-on-the-cross-and-called-out-father-why-have-you-forsaken-me-how-could-jesus-be-god-at-this-time\/","url_meta":{"origin":16075,"position":3},"title":"When Jesus was dying on the cross and called out Father why have you forsaken me, how could Jesus be God at this time?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 17, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I was given a question that I really don't know how to answer or at least the young man doesn't want to accept my answer. His question was: \"When Jesus was dying on the cross and called out Father why have you forsaken me, how could Jesus be God\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3719,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-did-jesus-carry-his-own-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":16075,"position":4},"title":"Where did Jesus carry his own cross?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 17, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: For school, I'm learning about Easter. Where did Jesus carry his own cross? Answer: It is good to hear that your school is encouraging you to be interested in religious matters. I hope you learn a lot from your assignment. Many myths have grown up around Jesus. The gospels\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The City of Jerusalem","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160313202144\/http%3A\/\/www.ccel.org\/bible\/phillips\/CNM08-Jerusalem.gif?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160313202144\/http%3A\/\/www.ccel.org\/bible\/phillips\/CNM08-Jerusalem.gif?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160313202144\/http%3A\/\/www.ccel.org\/bible\/phillips\/CNM08-Jerusalem.gif?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14180,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/in-the-stations-of-the-cross-why-is-jesus-shown-carrying-the-cross-after-simeon-carries-the-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":16075,"position":5},"title":"In the stations of the cross, why is Jesus shown carrying the cross after Simeon carries the cross?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 12, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: In the stations of the cross, and in Luke, Simeon is made to carry the cross for Jesus.\u00a0 But, in the following stations, Jesus is depicted carrying the cross.\u00a0 I do not understand that if Simeon is carrying it, why Jesus is shown carrying it. Answer: The simple answer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Stations-of-the-Cross-5-216x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}