The   Crucifixion   of   Christ  

(Nails in hands can not support you)

 



( Matthew 27:27-58 , Mark 15:21-45 , Luke 23:26-53 , and John 19:16-38 )



A short and simple answer to this can be found with just a little bit of research.

In past years a lot of controversy has arisen over this topic. There were even test preformed by nailing cadavers to crosses. The result? Either the nails pulled through the hands, or the hands were ripped open. A nail in the palms of the hands could not support the weight of a human body. But, there are a couple of problems derived from these test.

1. Archaeological excavation has actually uncovered some tombs of some people that had been crucified. And what they found in one of these tombs was a nail that had been nailed through an ankle bone. And still attached to the nail was a piece of wooden washer that was apparently used to help prevent the nail from being pulled through.

(Side Note: Now these 'nails' were not the kind of nails that you would use to hang a picture on the wall. These 'nails' were more like railroad spikes, only smaller. They had a square shaped shank with a flattened out head.)

2. Also because the Bible describes Jesus being nailed through the hands ( John 20:25 ), it was automatically assumed that it was the palm of the hand that was used. But as it turns out, in Roman times, the area called the hands extended up the arm to about mid-forearm (the area covered by the Roman gauntlet/glove).

So a cadaver nailed to a cross with wooden washers and through the wrist, proved to very easily be able to support the cadaver's weight.


End result = the Bible is proven right once again.





Also here is an internet link that you might find very informative. But I am NOT endorsing it because it is not part of the scriptures, but it does explain some things that might help us understand the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

http://christianity.about.com/od/goodfriday/p/crucifixionhub.htm

NOTE: I AM NOT ENDORSING ANY OF THE EXTERNAL REFERENCES OR WEB SITES. THEY ARE HERE FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

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