‘The Cross Trap’: Interpreting the Crucifixion’s Profound Meaning Is No Easy Cross to Bear

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Tampa, FL, December 4, 2009 — The Bible has been translated into almost 400 languages. Easy enough, right? But what is not so easy to translate is the often confusing and misleading nuisances contained within the literal text of the world’s best-selling book. “The Cross Trap” author Elmer H. Haygood is wise enough to know that you don’t take up the task of enlightening the reader in a book-by-book or verse-by-verse approach. Such an undertaking would require multiple volumes and a 24/7 writing regiment! Instead he goes for the “heart and soul” of the Bible’s greatest story – the Crucifixion.

“The Cross Trap” (published by iUniverse) builds a case for the formidable and near-infallible plot to make Jesus unworthy in the eyes of God through careful examination of often overlooked circumstances, exposing a well-conceived conspiracy to send Jesus back to face his maker as a shameful sinner. While the scriptures remain the spurious cornerstone to the religious leaders’ opposition to Jesus as an authoritative teacher, their most grave omission was a total misunderstanding or disbelief of Jesus’ primary role as the savior. Yet Satan’s cause de force was maligning Jesus as the perfect sacrificial Lamb of God for the remission of sin and destroying his sanctity as a symbolic sacrifice. Haygood takes on a multitude of questions concerning the ministry of Christ as well as his crucifixion. For example, “Why would the religious leaders allow Jesus to teach daily in the synagogue if they considered him a false teacher, blasphemer, and sorcerer?” or “Why was Jesus’ cry of desperation ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” – a seemingly blatant contradiction to his acceptance of God’s will? In addition, “why were two thieves chosen to die with Jesus?” A saga that goes down to the wire, Haygood writes with clarity and sensitivity as he separates myth from magic, fact from fiction, and faith from fantasy.

About the Author

Elmer M. Haygood graduated from Hardin-Simmons University, a nationally recognized Christian liberal arts college in Abilene, Texas. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Haygood has engaged the new generation of believers in matter-of-fact and in-depth discussions concerning both the literal and symbolic meanings of the Scriptures. As a consequence of his youth-oriented Bible study programs within the Church of God in Christ, young people have actively engaged in reflective research and candid questioning of God’s word. His working life outside the church has focused primarily on social services within the community. “The Cross Trap: A Layman’s Theory” is Haygood’s first book.

“The Cross Trap: A Layman’s Theory”

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