FWIW, Imperial purple was actually a red--a rare dye that the Tyrians extracted from mollusks. Mia rone wrote: >While Googling other stuff, i came across John 19:2, > > The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his > head. They clothed him in a purple robe. > >There seems to be some dispute over the color of the robe (some say >scarlet, and my Spanish bible says 'red' in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, >but it's already been shown to have deficient translations in other >areas, so it's not trustworthy). Nonetheless, the idea of Jesus as a >purple robe wearer on the Paths of the Dead... OK, i'm a blasphemous >punk, i know. > >rone > >