Is this true?

[jayrtom]

I received this image of a statue, supposedly present in one Roman palace in Rome... I seriously doubt it's true but wanted to check if anyone knows about this or ever saw it...

[On the huh]

Searched for the image and found it.  It is not Jesus.  But it does represent someone being killed on a stake by the Romans.  Good image to use to show that the Romans did use the stake rather than the cross in executions.

[Tbs77]

I believe that's a depiction of

"The torment of Marsyas"

From my searching online

[jayrtom]

Searched for the image and found it. It is not Jesus. But it does represent someone being killed on a stake by the Romans. Good image to use to show that the Romans did use the stake rather than the cross in executions.

It wasn't supposed to be Jesus but, like you said, the representation of someone being killed on a stake.

I was thinking that maybe this image was photoshopped... If it's real I wonder why it never appeared on our publications. It would prove without any doubt how the Romans used the stake

[jayrtom]

I believe that's a depiction of

"The torment of Marsyas"

From my searching online

Found an interesting link regarding your find

http://www.louvrebible.org.uk/index.php/louvrebible/default/rewrite/oeuvre-47/The-Torment-of-Marsyas-,-Cross-or-stake

It seams real after all ;)

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[Tbs77]

Found an interesting link regarding your find

http://www.louvrebible.org.uk/index.php/louvrebible/default/rewrite/oeuvre-47/The-Torment-of-Marsyas-,-Cross-or-stake

It seams real after all ;)

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May be Greek mythology but the depiction may demonstrate the method of death used.

[alba aurora]

checked it against fotoforensics and it doesn't appear to be Photoshopped.

[Chris7]

Very helpful.

There are just a few references in Watchtower Library regarding Marsyas. Good article in w87 8/15 p.23 "Is the Cross for Christians?" Looks like a picture too, must be the one shown above.

[jayrtom]

Thank you all. Now that it's checked I can pass it along ;)

I recently had a nice talk with my boss (who is a devout chatolich) and this will go well in a return visit

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[leoperales]

My wife invited me yesterday to attend one of her bible studies, which I was able to conduct and I used this visual at the study, thanks to this post.

[waccamacca]

Hi  It's in the Louvre, France and we took a photo when we toured the Louvre in 2006 where we also saw the Moabite stone. . I was also very impressed and just looking at the photo recently. There is also a painting on the ceiling near the entrance in the roman Catacombs of San Sebastiano. I took a photo 25 years ago but my camera was stolen. I went again to see it in 2006 but it was closed that day and we were leaving Rome the next day. ( The gatekeeper told me that the painting of a man on a pole was still there. I wish someone going to Rome would take a photo of it. I cannot find one anywhere on the internet. I think it was from 3rd century. Tim

[waccamacca]

Thanks jayrtom for the Louvre website. Absolutely awesome. Brought back nice memories of our visit in 2006. It looks like JW's have made it. ??? 

[pnutts]

Here is the Louvre article. Had to change docx to pdf and a couple of pics were lost. Does have popups though, which I had edited in.

The Torment of Marsyas.pdf

[Enoch]

Interesting!

[kejedo]

My Wednesday afternoon Bible Student is just covering this point. I printed out the first page of the article for her.  

[GStorrs46]

   I may be mistaken but I seem to remember a picture of this in the appendix of the 1950 edition of the New
World translation in their defending the translation of stauros as torture stake.

 

GStorrs46

[bobby]

if its on the internet yes it is 

[kejedo]

My Bible Student loved this article (I just printed out page one). She shared the info with another Bible Student (not mine) in our neighborhood. They were both raised Catholic. My student just loved it. The other person was dubious, to say the least. It is impressive that this student, although handicapped, is sharing what she learns.  

[MizPeg]

Off topic, sort of.

Watched a travel program about the Catholic beginnings. Constantine built St Peters cathedral over Peters grave. Took about 200 years to complete. Have you seen the latest news about the progress at Walkill?