This is why they lit up 3 crosses.
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Both thieves initially mocked Jesus while He was on the Cross.
Only one of them ended up being saved after he had a change of heart and was promised by Christ he would enter into Paradise (God's Kingdom of Heaven) The other one did not repent and most likely ended up in Hell.
Who knows, theres a chance he may have repented. In Orthodoxy we have the doctrine of the descent into Hades, where Jesus destroyed the gates of Hades and Satan's power, and preached to all the dead before Him in Hades. In fact, I think there is a Church Father who says the bad thief did repent in Hades.
I'm thinking they're mocking Jesus since his cross (middle) is the smallest.
Could it just be several blocks further away? That was the 50's - I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. America was still a huge majority Christian back then.
Oh I'm sorry. I thought that was a recent pic. Makes more sense then.
Oh no worries - I saw the date in another post yesterday.
I think it's perspective. The middle building is further away?
Let's see, you're looking Northwest with the Empire State Building on the left and the similary-shaped Chrysler Building on the right. The building in the center could be in Times Square. The perspective is from the Murray Hill or Kips Bay neighborhoods. The camera could be in Brooklyn or Queens with a long lens.
So which tower is Barnabas?
Good observation, What is the real point they who ever they are are making?
Supposedly pic is NYC circa 1956
Side note on that top picture - does anyone know who painted that? I would think it is grossly wrong. I don't believe the crosses were that tall. I've always read that they were 7-10ft tall. I also don't see anyone carrying a cross that appears to be roughly 15 feet tall through a city and up a hill. Supposedly men averaged 5'1" to 5'5" back then, and if you believe in the Shroud of Turin Jesus would have been just under 6' tall. That depicted cross is more than twice that height. Just seems curious to me.
Looks like medieval Dutch or something similar...I'd guess 14-16th century
Yup I was right. Hans Memling, 1430-1494, early Netherlandish style artist and worked under Van Der Weyden. Lived in Flanders. The art history minor pays off after 25 years lmao