My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Θεέ μου θεέ μου, ἵνα τί με ἐγκατέλιπες;

Jesus

Matthew 27:46

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Divine abandonment Abandonment The crucifixion

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

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Israel Middle East Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 27:46).

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