>"CURSED IS EVERYONE
>WHO HANGS ON A TREE"--

>And if one looks in
>the Old Testament one can
>see that the "tree" execution
>is clearly detailed as a
>method of execution for "sinners."
>
>
>Deuteronomy 21:22-23 (NASV)
>"If a man has committed a
>sin worthy of death and
>he is put to death,
>and you hang him on
>a tree,
>his corpse shall not hang all
>night on the tree, but
>you shall surely bury him
>on the same day (for
>he who is hanged is
>accursed of God), so that
>you do not defile your
>land which the LORD your
>God gives you as an
>inheritance.

not sure about those other verses that specifically mention Christ, but after he betrayed Jesus Judas hung himself from a tree in the garden. Maybe these verses are refering to Judas, not Jesus.

Peace
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