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The Thieves of Golgotha, according to Christian tradition, were crucified with Jesus of Nazareth.
Biography
The Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John all claim that Jesus of Nazareth was not crucified alone. Mark, Matthew and Luke specify that they were "two brigands."
According to Mark and Matthew, they both "taunted" Jesus, while Luke says that one insulted him, while the other asked for forgiveness and was forgiven.
John does not specify the identity of the "two" and is silent about their attitude toward Jesus.
The Thieves in ancient sources
Later Christian Tradition
In the Gospel of Nicodemus (9:5), also called The Acts of Pilate, the names of the two thieves are mentioned. Pilate says, "Thy nation hath convicted thee as being a king: therefore have I decreed that thou shouldest first be scourged according to the law of the pious emperors, and thereafter hanged upon the cross in the garden wherein thou wast taken: and let Dysmas and Gestas the two malefactors be crucified with thee."
Dysmas would be identified with the good thief of Luke, and Gestas with the unrepentant thief.
The Thieves in Scholarship
The Thieves in Fiction
Related categories
External links
Pages in category "Thieves of Golgotha (subject)"
The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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- Titus: A Comrade of the Cross (1894 Kingsley), juvenile novel
- Crucified Thief (1883 Corinth), art
- The Promise Everlasting (1928 Correll), novel
- Dysmas the Thief (1959 Coates), novel
- La ricotta (1962 Pasolini), film
- Los inicuos (1966 Aragonés), novel
- Dismas, the Good Thief (1971 Clark), novel
- This Very Day (1977 Barr), novel
- The Thief Who Stole Heaven (1982 Adams), novel
- The Thieves of Golgotha (1998 Lliteras), novel
Media in category "Thieves of Golgotha (subject)"
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