Thank you for your feedback. Its very appreciated.
Indeed, as I did write here and over there at the Yahoo group, the original was posted by user VIIXVI/ServusRexx/Rich at the Yahoo group (or its precedessor) many years ago. I noticed that it seemed to be unknown here at Cruxforums and it fitted into the discussion about violent or explicit crucifixion depictions in children/youth good friday books and the impressions they may have had on our "fetish development".
Please, if other users have similar stuff in their collection, dont hesitate to scan and post it. I am sure there is more out there from catholic/religous education books, since the more gruesome and violent the crucifixion and torture depiction is, the more the kids/youth may appeciate the sacrifice and pain, Jesus went through "for us" to free us from our "sins" - if you believe the mythology behind it.
I personally believe that Jesus was a historical figure and that he was indeed crucified. But what he was teaching, what he really believed, what he wanted and in which position he saw himself, can nobody know today, since all what he may have said, has been changed, transformed, manipulated, interpreted, modified over the centuries, in the gospels, in the church, by the rulers in his name and finally disfigured beyond recognition.
If he was "resurrected" or if he died "for our sins" is a question of faith, not of history or science.
Just my 2 cents...
best regards
Ty.