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June 1, 2023
In Acts 12:7, the same Greek term must be translated as "wrists", because it was what the chains fell off of (not hands).
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see John 20:27 as translated here
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May 31, 2023
→Nail in the Hands?: Note, however, that until the late 20th century it was commonly assumed and typically portrayed in paintings that the nails were through the hands of Jesus, not his wrists.
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So why would Roman soldiers take that risk of error, rather than simply use the sturdier approach of placing the nails in the wrists instead? They likely would use the easier, more secure approach of using the wrists, as shown in the [[Shroud of Turi
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The solitary discovery of a crucified body in Jerusalem concluded that there was a nail mark on the wrist, while subsequent researchers disputed that and asserted that it was merely a scratch.
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