Are there any apocryphal writings, or writing by scholars on the last drink that Jesus had on the cross?
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We read in Mtt 27:48 how a person standing by the cross , runs to get sour wine for Jesus to drink, after the Lord cries aloud in Aramaic. Jn 19:29 states that a jar of sour wine was there. It was to this jar that the person ( could be a soldier) was running. Now, sour wine or vinegar has the properties to quench thirst and also to kill pain. Calvary having been a place where crucifixion was regularly held, there is a possibility that a jar of sour wine was permanently kept somewhere nearby in a shaded
place. The shelf- life of vinegar being good, there was no problem with its getting spoilt. Nor would someone steal it. As a matter of fact, the jar would serve as the source of last drink to the crucified convicts. (It is also clear from Mtt 27:34 where Jesus refuses the gall- mixed wine offered to him before the crucifixion ).In other words, Jesus was made to share his last drink before his death , with criminals. But one seldom comes across writings on the issue. My question therefore is : Are there any apocryphal writings of writing by scholars,on the last drink that Jesus had on the cross ?
Asked by Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan
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Aug 30, 2023, 04:41 PM
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