<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> In contemplating depictions of the crucifixion, observers have generally overlooked an important provocative element: Jesus is put to death as a latro, an outlaw, between two other latros. For this reason, references to latros in the Bible, in Eremite and monastic texts, as well as in later Christian writings are more than a mere literary device. They offer a previously unexplored and underappreciated window into a theology of freedom.
