Episode 146

Unicode vs. the Jehovah's Witnesses: Evidence that Jesus Died on a Cross

On my drive to work Tuesday morning I relay some evidence that Jesus died on a cross structure. Jehovah's Witnesses claim that Jesus died only on a pole with no cross beam.

My brother John and I were recently interviewed on The Quest For Truth with Keith Heltsley to talk about our recent book When the Watchtower Knocks: Discussing an Encounter With Jehovah's Witnesses. I am giving much of the same information about the cross as I presented in the interview.

What I mention extra in this episode is the unicode character set on many computers! Certain Coptic characters tell us Jesus died on a cross, not just a "torture stake."

References:

Interview: Quest For Truth episode 345: "Discussing Jehovah’s Witnesses with Daniel and John Mynyk"

Book: When the Watchtower Knocks: Discussing an Encounter With Jehovah's Witnesses

"The Staurogram," Biblical Archaeology Society, August 30, 2020.

Unicode Coptic character 2CE7: stauros

Unicode Coptic character 2CE8: tau-rho ligature

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Daniel Mynyk is a software developer with experience in the education, real estate, and manufacturing industries. He is a devout Christian and an affluent lay apologist, having taught adult Sunday School classes in theology and church history. Daniel has authored the book "Freedom To Give: The Biblical Truth About Tithing." He has also been a guest on the syndicated radio show Bob Enyart Live and popular podcasts such as Apologetics Live, Theology Throw Down, and The Rap Report with Andrew Rappaport. He runs the apologetic website TruthHub.org and hosts the weekly podcast Truthspresso. Daniel lives with his wife Chelsea their four kids.