443 B
443 B
the Skull
This is a small escarpment near Jerusalem with a rocky, white face which looks somewhat like a skull.
forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing
Jesus knew that the soldiers thought Jesus was only a criminal who deserved to die. They did not understand that he was the Son of God.
a sign on the cross above his head
The Romans often put a sign on a cross to state the crime that the person had committed.