So Spear of the Great Waters (Pilate) , to satisfy the crowd, released the man of violence, Son of His Father (Barabbas) , to them. He then turned over the man of peace, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) , to the soldiers to be whipped with cowhide strips and then nailed to a tree-pole—the cross.
The People of Iron (Romans) used a whip with many strips of leather, each braided together with bone and metal. The victim would be tied to a large rock, exposing his bare back, and then whipped. The pieces of bone and metal would rip and tear the skin from the body, leaving the victim almost lifeless.