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Re: Attention: David Carl PChristiansen         

Group: sci.archaeology · Group Profile
Author: Ian
Date: Sep 17, 2007 22:56

On 18 Sep, 06:33, "Yowie" yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> " Although his hands also had been
> nailed to the cross, so that he could not have handled a cup
> of the juice, he was able to squeeze the leaves with his wrists,
> letting the thick honey-like substance slide down Jesus' throat.
> Within a few hours the purgative worked, and Jesus recovered
> consciousness."
> Fourth: Squeezing with "wrists" is not going to work. Aloes need quite a bit
> of force to be squeezed, and soft, indirect, wrist pressure ain't going to
> do it even if Simon could stand the pain of applying a butt load of pressure
> to bones that have been broken up in his hands."

Another problem. As I understand it, tests (yeugh) have shown that
nails through the hands wouldn't work for crucifiction - they would
simply pull out under the weight of the body. Nails went through the
wrists ...

Ian
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