Do you know how the True Cross was distinguished from the other
2.
Socrates Scholasticus (born c. 380), in his Ecclesiastical
History, gives a full description of the discovery [1] that was
repeated later by Sozomen and by Theodoret. In it he describes how
Saint Helena, Constantine's aged mother, had the temple destroyed
and the Sepulchre uncovered, whereupon three crosses and the
titulus from Jesus's crucifixion were uncovered as well. In
Socrates's version of the story, Macarius had the three
crosses placed in turn on a deathly ill woman. This woman recovered
at the touch of the third cross, which was taken as a sign that
this was the cross of Christ, the new Christian symbol.
Socrates also reports that, having also found the nails with which
Christ had been fastened to the cross, Helena sent these to
Constantinople, where they were incorporated into the emperor's
helmet and the bridle of his horse
first... quote your sources... its the right thing to do.
so, they uncovered the cross when the temple was destoryed?
this account raises serveral question...
1) The Temple is a very sacred place to the Jews, why would the
cross of Christ be there?
2) Given the High Priest is the one who wanted to have Jesus
Crucified, why would he allow someone to hid the cross (not just
one, but also the other 2 as well) at the Temple?
3) Do you know, the Temple was destoryed by fire? the fire was so
strong, that the gold items were melded and flows into the gap
between the stones, such that the Roman, in order to get to them
have to remove all the stones one by one? how do the wooden crosses
survived such a fire? granted the mircale of Christ preserve the
real cross, but the other two will definitely be destoryed.
4) The cross at that time was like our electric chair or the
hangman rope, why would someone want to put it on the crown?
5) Saint Helena, Constantine's aged mother, had the temple
destroyed, you meant a saint destoryed the temple of God?
****sorry, the temple part is my inference, cause I can't think of
any other temple at the temple mount at that time.
