SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: Do You Know What a Kustodia Is?
Probably not because it’s highly doubtful that any schools these days include study of the military discipline of the Roman Legion. There is a fascinating book about this topic, written years ago by George Currie and entitled “The Military Discipline of the Romans.”
HillFaith founder and editor Mark Tapscott in the “Something to Consider” video series.
A guard unit of the Roman Legion was known as a Kustodia and, as Currie points out, the discipline of these units was especially tight because every member knew that a failure by any of member meant punishment for all of them. So these guys did not fail in their guard duties.
And odds are that it was a Kustodia that Pilate assigned the duty of guarding the tomb of Jesus Christ after He was crucified dead and buried. His disciples had claimed He would be resurrected, so the Jewish authorities in Jerusalem feared they would steal His body and then falsely tell everybody Jesus was alive.
Why is this important? HillFaith is launching a series of “Something To Think About” video spots this week in media that reaches congressional aides. So if you work on the Hill and are a subscriber to, for example, The CNCNT App, as nearly 10,000 of your colleagues are, you will see “What Is a Kustodian” display.
For those who are not Hill aides or CNCT subscribers, here’s the 1:01 video. Yes, that’s me in the video and, no, I’m just a gumshoe journalist, not a professional video guy. But the information about the Kustodia is supremely important and something to think about, so check it out:
I have never heard of a ‘Kustodian Unit’ and I know a fair amount about roman history. Custodia is of course just Latin for guard, but I had never heard of a permanent squad of such attached to a Roman Legion. so I was interested in looking into that.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find anything. Even the source that you link doesn’t mention any such thing.
Curry is cited for his statement regarding the severity of discipline that was characteristic of the Roman Legion. Suggest you check out “Evidence That Demands A Verdict,” Volume I, pages 210-212, for discussion of the significance of Koustodia in assessing the various alternative explanations for the Resurrection that have been offered over the years by skeptics.