{"id":3225,"date":"2024-05-24T19:10:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/dimensions-jesus-cross\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:35:02","slug":"dimensions-jesus-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/dimensions-jesus-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Qual era o tamanho da cruz de Jesus e quanto pesava?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Nobody measured Jesus&#039;s cross, and the Gospels tell us neither its size nor its weight. Most modern estimates put the crossbeam, the part he probably carried, at 20 to 57 kilograms (44 to 125 pounds), and the whole cross at 80 to more than 136 kilograms (176 to more than 300 pounds). Roman crosses were generally low. The Gospels keep the numbers back and give us the man instead. John says only that Jesus went out &quot;bearing his cross&quot; (John\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobody measured it. Most modern estimates put the crossbeam at 20 to 57 kg (44 to 125 lb) and the whole cross at 80 to over 136 kg (176 to over 300 lb).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3471,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/why-did-jesus-love-john-the-most\/","url_meta":{"origin":3225,"position":0},"title":"Why Is John Called the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maio 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Gospel never names him. 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