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Stringio Joseph Turner Supporter Christian, Sunday School Teacher, Actor, Health Food Worker Based off of what I'm familiar with from Scripture, it's not likely at all. The only mention of Jesus being flogged is from Matthew 27:26. The netbible.org commentary on the matter says thus: "The Greek term φραγελλόω (fragellow) refers to flogging. BDAG 1064 s.v. states, “flog, scourge, a punishment inflicted on slaves and provincials after a sentence of death had been pronounced on them. So in the case of Jesus before the crucifixion…Mt 27:26; Mk 15:15.” A Roman flogging (traditionally, “scourging”) was an excruciating punishment. The victim was stripped of his clothes and bound to a post with his hands fastened above him (or sometimes he was thrown to the ground). Guards standing on either side of the victim would incessantly beat him with a whip (flagellum) made out of leather with pieces of lead and bone inserted into its ends. While the Jews only allowed 39 lashes, the Romans had no such limit; many people who received such a beating died as a result. See C. Schneider, TDNT, 515-19." So, you see, Jesus was flogged by the Romans, not the Jews. The Jews had a limit of 39 because they believed that 40 would kill a man. Paul himself mentions in 2 Corinthians 11:24 that he received from the Jews the "40 lashes minus one", emphasizing his sufferings for Christ and how close a companion to death he was.

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