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Title: The True Cross and the Spear of Destiny
Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Most Important Relics of Christianity
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Scott Clem
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-05-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: History, Ancient
Publisher's Summary:
That Jesus of Nazareth (ca. 4 BC-30 CE) was crucified is the closest to a historical fact anyone can say about him. Biblical scholars have spent centuries debating the details of what Jesus did and said, but this crude fact - that Jesus suffered capital punishment at the hands of the Roman authority by crucifixion - is accepted by the overwhelming majority of scholars. That there once was a cross where Jesus suffered and died is, therefore, the sequential logical affirmation.
Jesus's destiny was not uncommon. Indeed, many other Jews perished were nailed to a wooden cross on the outskirts of Jerusalem (thousands, according to the historian Josephus, who was an eyewitness to the great Jewish revolt against Rome). The cross, a symbol of failure and shame for those who died on it and their families, was considered, from the dawn of Christianity, as the climactic moment in the career of its Messiah: his crucifixion and the ascension to his throne as the true king of the Jews. Hence, once the persecution against Christianity was over, and after enough time had passed, those who were interested, began to search for the truth in the evidence. To be able to look at, contemplate, kiss, or preferably take home a piece of the True Cross of Jesus, became the obsession of believers, kings, and emperors alike.
According to Gospel narrative, along with the cross and the Holy Grail, another object has maintained an enigmatic and disturbing presence throughout history: the Spear of Longinus, that of the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus's side. The True Cross was a relic for healing and protection, but the spear, according to legend, was predestined for war and conquest.
Members Reviews:
Insights into the TRUTH of HOW and WHY relics held millions spellbound for ages
I believe that the most arduous and often unrewarding research and writing is about events and facts that canât be proven. Therefore I admire the work that has gone into this book on the cross of Christ and the sword that was used to pierce Christâs side while on that cross. Since there are no biblical or contemporaneous non-biblical sources for what happened to these two objects, we canât know. We only have the myths. Itâs somewhat like buying âartifactsâ sold by merchants in Egypt that they claim are real and go back to the actual people or events.
Yet, there is an intriguing story of how these myths and âdiscoveriesâ were carried on from century to century, even to the time of Hitler who felt there would be some special power in possessing âthe Spear of Destiny.â We of course have the well-known Indiana Jones movie series based on the supposed discovery of the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail. Although this book is not that spell-binding, it still has some of that power.
If you like to read how myths are born and are grown through the ages, this book is well-researched and documented for that. Thatâs the real TRUTH in this book, about the need of believers to find some substantial object they can feel and see to support their beliefs. After all, look at some of our music and movie heroes today and what their locks of hair, molars, and other personal objects have sold for!
Good overview
This is a good read that gives some background about the sacred relics.
