Was Jesus nailed to the cross (crusified) through the palm of his hands or his wrists?

Answer 1

In Roman medicine the wrist was considered part of the hand.

Answer 2

The common way to do it was through the wrists, if I remember my history correctly, but Jesus was nailed through His palms. Or so I have been told. But I just read some of the other answers, and it made me remember... I did hear (somewhere) that the weight of a person would be too heavy if the nails were through His palms. So perhaps it was His wrists (don't ya just love an indecisive answer!!)

John 20:19-21
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"
20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."

John 20:25
25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."

John 20:27
27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."

Answer 3

i know the Bible says Jesus hands were pierced. its possible that it was his palms---and he was also tied up. But the Bible mentions nothing about his being tied to the cross. I'm thinking that it was probably his wrists that were pierced by the nails.

Remember, no bones were broken---that was to fulfill prophecy. And a nail through the palm would definitely cause some of the bones in the hand to break.

I also don't believe that Jesus was crucified on a single upright pole, as he was made to carry the cross piece to Golgotha, at least part of the way before the Romans made Simon of Cyrene carry it the rest of the way.

The main thing, I think---is that Jesus was crucified for our sins.

Answer 4

Do you have any Idea about how much Iron was worth back then?
The Romans nailed nobody to crosses! They tied them on with cordage that could be reused.
The Romans also never used a "T" shaped cross opting instead for the "X" shape that could be made out of standard palings that they used to make the barricades around their army camps and lashed together with rope, and propped up into place, much easier and faster with no waste. The Romans excecuted a lot of people on the cross and the Idea of criminals cimbing up ladders to be crucified and of soldiers climbing up there to fasten them on is ridiculous. Would you climb up a ladder to tie somebody who was about to die a horrible death onto a cross, I think I would not risk being pushed over with the ladder, my friend.

As for the evidence of nailing through ankle bones on the only piece of evidence for the concept, I suggest that you take a bone out of the next roast you get and try driving a nail through it. It won't happen, bones are hard and the nail will slip off, bend or it will shatter the bone. Sorry.

Answer 5

It has been scientifically shown that his hands could not have carried his weight, and the nails would have torn their way out. Further, the nails would have broken some bones, and the scriptures point out that no bones would be broken.
His wrists would carry the weight, and it has been shown that, that is actually the way he was killed.
Another interesting point is that he was nailed to a stake and not a cross. Just one pole set into the ground on the hill.

Answer 6

His wrists.
Studies have been done by a couple of doctors using corpse's to figure this out and every time they nailed some one up. If it was trough the hands the spike always ripped out, but through the wrist it was strong enough to sustain the weight.

Answer 7

Hiya,

From my current observations it would be logical to conclude that it was through his wrists. If you would like more information have a look through www.bibledecoded.com and pass this website to people you know. We are clearly living in the last days as we can see via all the media controvesy about the govenments turning on religion as is evident in the middle east. I hope this answers your questions and I am sure you will find the website interesting.

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Answer 8

I think that particular question varies depending on which bible version you read. There has been debate about that because if he was cruxified through the hands it wouldn't hold his upper body weight properly, but even with that said I think most crosses show him with his hands nailed down. So he was probably nailed through the wrists but the palms had other representive meaning, so they showed him with them pinned down instead. But thats only one theory.

Answer 9

He was tied to the cross by his wrists and ankles and nailed through the hands and feet.

Answer 10

It could be eithor or. a body cant stay up on its own if its throught the palm so if it was throught the palm he was tied and if its through the wrists he could stay up there with just nails