What If Jesus of Nazareth Had Not Died of Crucifixion?

Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Savior, the Son of God, the Lord. Whatever you call him, he was undoubtedly one of the most important and controversial men in the recent history of the world. And at the basis of his importance was his crucifixion and resurrection. But what if this had never happened? What if he wasn’t crucified? If Jesus of Nazareth had died of natural causes instead of crucifixion; then world religious, political, and social structure would be entirely different. But why?

Jesus was born approximately on April 17, 6 BCE, to Mary, a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee. Christians believe that she conceived Jesus miraculously in union with God; which is also why many people refer to Jesus as the Son of God. She married Joseph, a shepherd, and accompanied him to Nazareth, where Jesus was born. So, as prophesied by Isaiah, Jesus was born to a descendant of King David.

Jesus grew up to become a carpenter in Bethlehem. He continued to do this until the age of 30; at which he started his ministry, approximately at 24 BCE. He gathered 12 apostles (Peter, James the Greater, James the Lesser, Andrew, Bartholomew, Judas Iscariot, John, Simon, Phillip, Jude, Matthew, Thomas), who were his innermost circle of supporters, and hundreds of disciples, who followed him and agreed with his views on religion. As Jesus proliferated his message all over Judea, he also performed many miracles, such as turning water into wine and walking on water. About a week before his death, Jesus returned triumphantly to Jerusalem, a day that is still celebrated by Christians all over the world as Palm Sunday. However, just as soon as Jesus gained popularity, everything suddenly changed.

According to Scriptures, on a Friday in April, in the y...

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...pe old age? If Jesus had not been crucified, Christianity would still exist, however it would have

been nondescript, and would probably not have more than five million members. This would lead to much more important things, such as the fact that the Crusades would have not been fought over the Holy Land of Canaan (Israel). Also, the Roman Empire would have been drastically different, as there would never have been the Holy Roman Empire, or even any Popes or Patriarchs to help control Rome. Also, many persecutions of many different Christian denominations would never happen, so the Puritans would not have been persecuted, which would mean that nobody would have come to Plymouth Rock in the year of 1620. The Islamic religion would have also never happened, which would lead to no Muslim Empire, and more than three fourths of the world’s population would be Jewish.