{"id":185,"date":"2011-08-21T04:07:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/sunday-brunch-did-jesus-die-on-a-tree.html"},"modified":"2011-08-21T04:07:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-21T04:07:00","slug":"sunday-brunch-did-jesus-die-on-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/sunday-brunch-did-jesus-die-on-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Brunch &#8211; Did Jesus Die On A Tree?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-EsOAmJ5r-j4\/TlBZGfZa_CI\/AAAAAAAAEo0\/znmM9Hv6ZMA\/s1600\/SUNDAY%2BBRUNCH.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"292\" width=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-EsOAmJ5r-j4\/TlBZGfZa_CI\/AAAAAAAAEo0\/znmM9Hv6ZMA\/s400\/SUNDAY%2BBRUNCH.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3o6DXI9iVe4\/TlBZGp8RUsI\/AAAAAAAAEo8\/V2HWv6s10HA\/s1600\/Forest.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3o6DXI9iVe4\/TlBZGp8RUsI\/AAAAAAAAEo8\/V2HWv6s10HA\/s400\/Forest.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Today&#8217;s mock menu &#8211; let&#8217;s pretend like we&#8217;ve just finished this meal before discussing today&#8217;s scriptures:<\/p>\n<p>Grilled ham<br \/>Fluffy omelets stuffed with fragrant herbs, cheese and mushrooms<br \/>Fried potatoes seasoned with salt and herbs<br \/>Tuna fish sandwiches on whole wheat toast<br \/>Buttered toast<br \/>Iced latte<br \/>Coke<\/p>\n<p><b>Did Jesus die on a tree?<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>You know I&#8217;ve been reading a lot about <a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/The%20Early%20Christians\">the early Christians <\/a>lately, especially in the book of Acts. I&#8217;ve often wondered about the scriptures in Acts which reference that Jesus died on a tree. There are several references about Jesus dying on the cross throughout the Bible, but <b>I was wondering if the tree reference was used simply because the cross was made of wood?<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Here are the scriptures that refer to Jesus dying on a tree:<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Acts 13:28-30<br \/>28Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. 29When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the <u>tree<\/u> and laid him in a tomb. 30But God raised him from the dead,<br \/><\/b><br \/><\/i><br \/><i><b>Acts 10:39<br \/>39\u201cWe are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a <u>tree<\/u>,<br \/><\/b><br \/><\/i><br \/>This is one of the many references about Jesus dying on a cross:<br \/><i><b>Acts 2:23<br \/>23This man was handed over to you by God\u2019s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the <u>cross<\/u>.<br \/><\/b><br \/><\/i><br \/><b>So, why do you think Acts mentions Jesus dying on a tree?<\/b> Personally, I think He died on a cross, but I&#8217;ve often wondered about the tree reference. Leave a comment.<\/p>\n<p><i><b><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\">~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s mock menu &#8211; let&#8217;s pretend like we&#8217;ve just finished this meal before discussing today&#8217;s scriptures: Grilled hamFluffy omelets stuffed with fragrant herbs, cheese and mushroomsFried potatoes seasoned with salt and herbsTuna fish sandwiches on whole wheat toastButtered toastIced latteCoke Did Jesus die on a tree? 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