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To: Reily

I think you are correct. Nails were in very short supply. They were used over and over.


20 posted on 06/05/2018 1:05:32 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: woodbutcher1963

I don’t think it’s necessarily that. I’ve read that crucifixion nails were considered lucky and/or curative, so they were sought after. Also, most of the comments are correct. There was a wide variety of crucifixion methods. Sometimes just rope, sometimes nails. The referenced Israeli find pretty much locks down that nails were sometimes used, since the heel bone was found, still nailed to wood.


21 posted on 06/05/2018 1:10:37 PM PDT by j.havenfarm ( 1,000 Posts as of 8/11/17! Still not shutting up after all these years!)
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