Jesus wasn’t even crucified, according to a new book dedicated to dispelling myths about Christ’s execution

A BOOK about Jesus Christ’s execution aims to dispel the myths surrounding the key point of the Christian faith, and even claims that the son of God wasn’t crucified in the first place.

Crucifixion’s a Doddle was written by Julian Doyle, the editor of Monty Python’s hit film Life of Brian, which fearlessly mocked every aspect of mainstream religion.

But whilst his best-known film is a comedic masterclass, Julian is deadly serious about exposing the inaccuracies surrounding Jesus’ execution, the subject of the film’s final scene.

In order to film the controversial movie, Julian and his team used ancient tomes and historical artwork to analyse every aspect of Jesus’ life, which Julian believes has been falsely reported.

For one, the researcher believes that the crucifixion in question never actually happened, based on a number of historical factors and accounts from the time period.

Julian told  that there are some key inconsistencies surrounding the famous crucifixion – for example, crucifixion was not used as an execution method in Judea.

More of a torture method, crucifixion was commonly used to deter would-be criminals by displaying captured crooks nailed up in agonising pain.

What’s more, the Bible is often interpreted to suggest that Jesus died within a matter of hours from being nailed up.

Julian believes that this is highly unlikely, given the fact that crucifixion typically takes days to kill someone, and victims are normally cut down before they die.

Julian also argues that, at the time, wood and nails were too scarce a resource to waste on killing outlaws, with stoning and impaling more common as execution methods.

In fact, very few trees grow around Judea, where the crucifixion supposedly took place, suggesting that ancient societies wouldn’t waste timber on killing criminals when there are easier methods.

And another odd inconsistency is the fact that there are no images of Jesus on the cross from around the era when he was supposedly crucified.

The very first depiction of the event is dated back to around 430 AD, suggesting that the image of Jesus on a crucifix is an invention by artists, and that there is no evidence it ever really happened.

Instead, the association of Jesus with crucifixion may have come from a mistranslation of the Bible, which Julian believes doesn’t necessarily refer to crucifixion at all.

This isn’t the first explosive claim to be made about Jesus by modern-day historians, after a team of archaeologists photographed the rock on which Jesus was “resurrected.”