Jesus was the most tortured person in human history?
I seriously doubt that. Do you know how many people have been tortured to death?
Have you ever read about Nazi torture, especially in regards to "medical experiments"?
I study history and have read it all, from Homers work to the book of martyrs. The Egyptians, The Babylonians, The Assyrians, The Persians, The Greeks and The Romans were all brutal and tortured in public executions. Flaying and getting boiled alive were common.
Tacitus quote;
Christus [Jesus], from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius PilateJesus was known for his tremendous will, the description of him was unparalleled. He fasted for 40 days once just to get an idea of how mentally tough he was. Now if you study Roman history you would know that flogging or scorching or any type of torture the Romans gave out was done for a duration not specified but at the very minimum till complete submission and also every last ounze of will is drained out of you. The chastisement received by Jesus was tremendously greater then any other for the simple reason that he never did submit and kept his position thus making them have no reason to stop torturing him. The description given was that he was not recognizable.
Now if it isn't bad enough that the Romans where brutal in the art of torturing, Pontius Pilot was eventually removed from all power and exiled before he committed suicide for the sole reason that he was too ruthless and barbaric so just think of what levels of pain would be reached under his sentence.
whipped from head to toe, every square inch of his body, a leather strap with claws made out of lead that curled into your flesh. A crown of thorns was placed on his head and he was forced to carry his cross in near death condition over half a mile up hill.
Now the crucifixion, a "torture to death" method second to non, slow and painful. The Romans where extremely particular in their methods and thought out every aspect of pain known to man, including sticking the nails in the parts of the body that have the most nerve endings. You know it's torture when shattering the bones in their legs with an iron club is considered a relief and act of mercy so they die faster. Also where do you think the word 'excruciating' is derived from, Crucifixion.
The average person would have died with less then 5% of what Jesus went through, while his courage and his mental toughness carried him that far clearly puts him in a category of his own. Single most historical moment sense the beginning of mankind. No one suffered more, period.
