Mark 15:13 Commentary - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
13. Crucify him The cross, as we have remarked in Matthew, was in the form of a †, corresponding to the human form with the arms spread. It was early adopted by the Romans and other nations as a means of inflicting torture and death upon the human body. It was among the striking occurrences of this great transaction, that this mode of death extended him upon a representation of a human form, and presents him to our view with his outspread arms as if to embrace the human race.
Consult other comments:
Mark 15:13 - The Greek Testament
Mark 15:13 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Mark 15:13 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Mark 15:13 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
Mark 15:13 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
Mark 15:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Mark 15:13 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
Mark 15:13 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Mark 15:13 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
Mark 15:13 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mark 15:13 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Daniel D. Whedon (1808-1885) was a prominent university professor, theologian, and author. He served as Professor of Ancient Languages at Wesleyan University in Connecticut; as Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Michigan; and as editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review from 1856 to1884. He authored numerous books including Commentary on the New Testament (New York: Carlton & Porter, 1860); Commentary on the Old Testament (New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1873); What is Arminianism? (Toronto: W. Briggs, 1879); and Essays, Reviews, and Discourses (New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1887).