Photo by Terry Harman Photo by Terry Harman, © 2023 If you are Jewish or Christian, my intention is not to offend you with this blog post. But if you are one of the Roman soldiers at the crucifixion of Jesus, well I mean to call you out for your cruelty. Crucifixion in the 1st Century was a brutal exercise of capital punishment intended to strike fear in the inhabitants of the land. In the case of Jesus of Nazareth, the Roman soldiers added insult to injury. Puzzling Detail U

The woman with the issue of blood in Matthew 14:34-36 reveals a surprising connection to the Jewish prayer shawl or Tallit.