Truth About The Crucifixion — Page 239
Did Jesus Die on the Cross? written by MISS ANNA M. TOLANO read by SVEND HANSEN of Denmark HUGO TOLL, chief physician at the Deaconess Institute Ersta, Sweden, born 1858, died 1943, made a detailed study of the question of whether Jesus actually died on the cross, in his book "Dog Jesus pa korset?" ("Did Jesus Die on the Cross?") (Wahlstrom & Widstrand, two editions, 1928). Toll attempts to present the extensive research on the life of Jesus which followed the critical break-through of biblical history during the 19th century. He also makes an attempt to enter the discussions on the reliability of the four Gospels as testimony, but considers himself unable to take a definite stand for or against the essentially contradictory opinions on this subject held by theologians of different schools. He finds it justifiable, rather, to base his opinions on all four of them, as they appear in the new Swedish translation, as in his view (and also it seems in that 231