Talk:Flagellation of Christ

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Nice article. I would consider expanding this to include depictions outside visual art, such as The Passion of the Christ, where it takes ten minutes of screen time. You could probably justify a fair-use screenshot as an illustration. Daniel Case (talk) 15:09, 2 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Just took my own advice. Daniel Case (talk) 15:13, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, thanks. Johnbod (talk) 15:41, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

DEFINITION first: mainly biblical episode, or art subject?
W/o a clear definition, the article becomes a mess.

I took the freedom to reorganise it on the principle that the biblical event takes precedence over the art subject it gave birth to. So first deal with the episode from the Passion of Jesus, and then with its representation in art and entertainment media.

What I don't know is if the names at the head of the lead are also being used for the biblical episode as such, or just for its representation in art. If you are more familiar with the terminology, pls rewrite if needed. Thanks, Arminden (talk) 12:46, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

39 lashes?
Why 39 specifically? Does that number have some origin? 142.205.202.71 (talk) 17:53, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Ultimately, it derives from Jewish law as expressed in, which limited the total number of lashes to 40. Limiting it to 39 prevented accidentally miscounting and going over 40 (analogous to how a baker's dozen, giving thirteen items instead of 12, avoids inadvertently violating the law due to miscount). TJRC (talk) 18:14, 10 November 2023 (UTC)