Where were the disciples when Jesus died on the cross?

Answer 1

A:According to the gospels, even Peter had denied Jesus three times. The synoptic gospels had no one of Jesus' acquaintance anywhere near the cross when he died. John's Gospel, written long after the synoptic gospels, had only the 'disciple whom Jesus loved' at the foot of the cross. Dennis R. MacDonald suggests that the one person who remained faithful to Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea, was a too-obvious literary construct. He points out that Arimathea could mean "Best Disciple Town" in Greek, and that the choice by the first gospel author of this otherwise unknown town for the home of Joseph was symbolic of the absence of the disciples.

Answer 2

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Answer:

The majority interpretation of the phrase 'disciple He loved' is equated to the Apostle John. All followers of Christ - including His mother Mary - were disciples. The Scripture does not explicitly count all but logic assumes more than one:

John 19:26-27New Living Translation (NLT)

26 When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, "Dear woman, here is your son." 27 And he said to this disciple, "Here is your mother." And from then on this disciple took her into his home.

Answer 3

Yes Jesus died on one cross and there were two robbers on either side as well, who died.
There are many crucifixes that bear the initials 'INRI' above the head of Christ.

INRI would not have been the actual original inscription as it is an acronym for "Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Iudaeorvm" which translates to 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews'.

The inscription is explained in the Gospel of John 19:19-20 -

"Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, 'Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.' Many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek."

Answer 4

A:The synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) say that none of the disciples, nor even any of Jesus' acquaintances, was at his crucifixion.

John's Gospel has the 'disciple whom Jesus loved' at the crucifixion. This disciple is unidentified, although a later tradition says that he was the apostle John.