{"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 – Did Jesus Die On A Tree?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today’s mock menu – let’s pretend like we’ve just finished this meal before discussing today’s scriptures:<\/p>\n

Grilled ham
Fluffy omelets stuffed with fragrant herbs, cheese and mushrooms
Fried potatoes seasoned with salt and herbs
Tuna fish sandwiches on whole wheat toast
Buttered toast
Iced latte
Coke<\/p>\n

Did Jesus die on a tree?
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You know I’ve been reading a lot about the early Christians <\/a>lately, especially in the book of Acts. I’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 I was wondering if the tree reference was used simply because the cross was made of wood?
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Here are the scriptures that refer to Jesus dying on a tree:<\/p>\n

Acts 13:28-30
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 tree<\/u> and laid him in a tomb. 30But God raised him from the dead,
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Acts 10:39
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 tree<\/u>,
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This is one of the many references about Jesus dying on a cross:
Acts 2:23
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 cross<\/u>.
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So, why do you think Acts mentions Jesus dying on a tree?<\/b> Personally, I think He died on a cross, but I’ve often wondered about the tree reference. Leave a comment.<\/p>\n

~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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