Sentences with phrase «spear thrust»

The time from nine o'clock in the forenoon till three in the afternoon is relatively short; for execution on the cross was an agonizing punishment which included long - drawn - out death pangs and was usually ended at last with the fatal spear thrust.

This spear thrust was no doubt meant to kill Jesus, just in case he wasn't dead.

He was completely powerless against the thorns, whips, beatings, nails, and spear thrusts.

Not exact matches

He also raises the problem of distractions in prayer and suggests ejaculatory prayers or «spear - thrusts» as a remedy.

it takes SECONDS to break it... they saw he was dead so they thrust a spear into his side for god measure!!!! REMEMEBR..

He provides abundant examples of such eros, some of which are startlingly close to soft porn («a swift shot from his spear of love,» «strong thrusts came against me»).

A spear was thrust into his side to verify that he was, indeed, dead.

A spear was thrust into his side to verify that he was, indeed, dead.chance of fulfillment 1 in 10 to the 13th power

After some ritualistic thrusting of the spear of happiness, I deposit an offering of life to the end of the holy place for the springing forth of new life.

Neanderthals, whose ancestors left Africa for Eurasia before modern human ancestors, used thrusting spears at close range to kill horses, reindeer, bison, and other large game that had not developed an innate wariness of humans, he said.

Like the mighty spear of Totec, the online co-op patch for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light has been thrust into the PlayStation 3 version of the game.

This image is a hand drawn xyston - an ancient Greek, long thrusting spear, used by the cavalry men to impale the enemy, leading to a slow and painful death.

A crude wooden lance used primarily for thrusting was no match for a lightweight multi-component spear that could be thrown with accuracy from a distance.