A Hill Called Calvary

Was Jesus crucified at Calvary or Golgotha? Would it be shocking to hear it was at both? Both names point to the same location outside Jerusalem. The word Calvary in Luke’s Gospel is English for a Latin term translated from a Greek word meaning “cranium” or “skull” (Lk. 23:33). The other Gospel writers—Matthew, Mark, and John—used the word Golgotha. It is a transliteration of an