[NYer]

[Roccus]

Re-enactment of crucifixion held yearly for the last 12 years at the Masonic cemetery in Weston, West Virginia. (photo from The Intermountain)

[RightOnline]

"some complained that the scene of the scourging, a vicious punishment carried out prior to crucifixion, was unrealistic."

Hardly. There was, however, one somewhat glaring inaccuracy in Gibson's film during the scourging sequence, though. Christ was whipped by two men, one on either side, one more vicious than the other. He was whipped over his entire body except for His face, palms, and the soles of His feet. We all remember the horrid scene of the scrourging when a flagrum caught His face during one lash, digging in, and pulling His head back and to the side. That didn't happen. The rest.....pretty darned accurate.

It's common knowledge by now, but for those who don't know: He wasn't nailed through His palms to the crossbeam of the cross. He was nailed through the wrists. This severs the radial nerve, as well as providing more bone structure to actually hold the weight of the body of the victim. Severing the radial nerve does two things: A) it's horribly painful, and B) it causes the thumbs to fold inward onto the palms of the hands.

[LoveUSA]

6. Because for all to believe and fully understand the Resurrection, Christ's death had to be public and convincing. It was well known that no one could survive the tortures that finally ended Christ's Life.

Blessed be God.
Blessed be His holy name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints.

[G Larry]

Prayer:

Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

[Tainan]

I am not a believer in this "re-enactment of the crucifixion" stuff.

I fact, I have voiced strong opposition to it in a few locales where I have seen it.

One two (2) occasions this required the display of personal ability to support my beliefs.