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To: NYer
"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.

4 posted on 04/07/2012 6:44:48 AM PDT by RightOnline (I am Andrew Breitbart!)
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To: RightOnline
He wasn't nailed through His palms to the crossbeam of the cross. He was nailed through the wrists. This severs the radial nerve, ...it causes the thumbs to fold inward onto the palms of the hands.

As was the evidence provided by the Shroud of Turin.

Believe it or not.

7 posted on 04/07/2012 6:54:15 AM PDT by LoveUSA (God employs Man's strength; Satan exploits Man's weakness.)
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