Luk 23:33 | TNotes | STEP | 23:33 The Skull: Greek kranion ; the Aramaic term is Golgotha (Matt 27:33 ; Mark 15:22 ). The location is uncertain, but it has traditionally been associated with the present Church of the Holy Sepulchre. A less likely location is Gordon’s Calvary, a rock outcrop near the Garden Tomb. • they nailed him to the cross: Victims were often tied to the cross or nailed through the wrists and ankles to hasten death—here, the bodies had to be buried before sunset due to the approaching Sabbath.

bMatt 27:33►

cMark 15:22►

‏ Luke 23:33

23:33 ^a The Skull: Greek kranion; the Aramaic term is Golgotha (Matt 27:33 ^b; Mark 15:22 ^c). The location is uncertain, but it has traditionally been associated with the present Church of the Holy Sepulchre. A less likely location is Gordon’s Calvary, a rock outcrop near the Garden Tomb.

• they nailed him to the cross: Victims were often tied to the cross or nailed through the wrists and ankles to hasten death—here, the bodies had to be buried before sunset due to the approaching Sabbath.