Did Christ carry the entire cross or just the cross beam?

And crucifixion victims badly weakened from scourging would not likely have been able to drag an entire 300-pound cross more than a few yards. Even though Jesus' only would have carried the crossbeam, he still had to have help from Simon of Cyrene. read more

In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus doesn't carry the cross. It is carried by Simon of Cyrene. Only in John does it say that Jesus carried his own cross. read more

4. So how the cross was being carried to Golgotha, and installed there. Although the recent widely announced CNN show Finding Jesus was poorly reviewed (which was justified), it presented one thing very accurately: the carrying and raising of the whole cross. Fig 11: Carrying of the Cross (from the latest CNN Finding Jesus documentary). read more

Best Answer: Jesus carried the whole cross although historically, the cross used by the Romans is not the "t"-shaped one we always envision today but more of a "T" - shaped one. He was not tied with ropes to the cross but nailed - this is verified by the nail holes in his hands. read more