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*[https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=studiaantiqua John C. Robison, "Crucifixion in the Roman World: The Use of Nails at the Time of Christ" (June 2002)] | *[https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=studiaantiqua John C. Robison, "Crucifixion in the Roman World: The Use of Nails at the Time of Christ" (June 2002)] | ||
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Crucifixion controversy is an ongoing debate about how Jesus was actually crucified. Perhaps surprisingly, little direct evidence is available today from archeological work and Roman writings as to whether, for example, nails were driven through the victims' hands or wrists as part of the crucifixions that widely occurred in ancient Rome.
But an extensive medical investigation that was published by the American Medical Association's peer-reviewed flagship journal, JAMA, concluded that:
| “ | The hands could be nailed or tied to the crossbar, but nailing apparently was preferred by the Romans. The nails were tapered iron spikes approximately 5 to 7 in (13 to 18 cm) long with a square shaft 3/8 in (1 cm) across. The nails commonly were driven through the wrists rather than the palms.[1] | ” |
See also
- Shroud of Turin
- John C. Robison, "Crucifixion in the Roman World: The Use of Nails at the Time of Christ" (June 2002)