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In most depictions of Jesus he is wearing spiked crown. If this is true what was the point if he was getting nailed to a cross anyway? Or was it just vindictavness ? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world

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[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

The piece of fiction has enormous historical relevance, and depends on the greater historic context of the time. You could easily ask similar questions from a historical perspective about Don Quixote or Jane Eyre.

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