Crucifixion of Jesus Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Others === According to some [[Christianity in Japan|Christian sects in Japan]], Jesus Christ did not die on the cross at Golgotha. Instead his younger brother, Isukiri,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyotravel/tokyojapantravel/3523/tokyojapantravelinc.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825022848/http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyotravel/tokyojapantravel/3523/tokyojapantravelinc.htm |archive-date=August 25, 2006 |title=Metropolis – Japan Travel: Jesus in Japan |access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref> took his place on the cross, while Jesus fled across Siberia to Mutsu Province, in northern Japan. Once in Japan, he became a rice farmer, married, and raised a family with three daughters near what is now [[Shingō, Aomori#Local attractions|Shingō]]. While in Japan, it is asserted that he traveled, learned, and eventually died at the age of 106. His body was exposed on a hilltop for four years. According to the customs of the time, Jesus's bones were collected, bundled, and buried in a mound.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bartlett |first=Duncan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5326614.stm |title=Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | The Japanese Jesus trail |work=BBC News |date=September 9, 2006 |access-date=January 15, 2019 |archive-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105031730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5326614.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/110_japson.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310200846/http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/110_japson.shtml |archive-date=March 10, 2007 |title=Jesus In Japan – FT110 |access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref> There is also a museum in Japan which claims to have evidence of these claims.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-little-known-legend-of-jesus-in-japan-165354242/ |title=The Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japan | History | Smithsonian |publisher=Smithsonianmag.com |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=January 15, 2019 |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229010937/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-little-known-legend-of-jesus-in-japan-165354242/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Yazidism]], Jesus is thought of as a "figure of light" who could not be crucified. This interpretation could be taken from the [[Quran]] or [[Gnostics]].<ref>''Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft''. Jahrgang 1997 diagonal-Verlag Ursula Spuler-Stegemann Der Engel Pfau zum Selbstvertändnis der Yezidi p. 14 (German)</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page