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- Cross/Crucifix
- 1) The cross (without a figure) or crucifix (with a figure of Christ) is the main Christian symbol and represents the form of execution that Jesus underwent in order to demonstrate the love of God for the world.
- Crucifixion
- 1) This is the brutal and barbaric form of execution devised and practiced by the Romans by which victims were nailed naked or tied to a cross beam which was then fixed to an upright post. The victims were left to die usually by suffocation and dehydration. Jesus Christ was executed in this way.
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