Abstract:
This article asks certain questions about the assumption that Israelites
did not use crucifixion as a penalty. It more specifically looks at the
post-exilic era to 100 CE and focuses on two crucifixion texts from the
Dead Sea Scrolls (llQ 64.6-13 and 4 QpNahum) by means of the
method of intertextuality. In other words, it compares the Qumran texts
with the crucifying habits and traditions of neighbouring cultures. These
habits and traditions are called the social text(s). This article assumes
that a text is not only a written but also a happened text. In other words, context is also taken to be a text.
