Did the Romans nail Jesus' feet?

Asked by josie (30934

) August 12th, 2018

The Romans did not invent crucifixion. But they may have developed it to a fine art of torture. They just nailed or tied the arms and let the victims hang, naked without a modesty loin cloth as Jesus is depicted in classical images, and only high enough off the ground that the feet would not touch the ground, and so that passers-by could look the victim in the face and say or do what they thought was appropriate for the moment. They would nail the victims feet in special cases, in order to prolong the suffering. The victim would use the “purchase point” of the feet to take the weight off of their arms and shoulders for as long as they could muster the the strength.
Which treatment did Jesus get.
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“And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled?; and why do thoughts arise
in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me,
and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when
he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.”
( Luke 24: 38— 40 )
“For dogs have compassed me; the assembly of the wicked have inclosed
me: they pierced my hands and my feet.” ( Psalms 22: 16 )

chyna (51601

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Every crucifix I’ve ever seen has depicted the feet as nailed.
If I remember my Catechism correctly, when Christ arose from the dead and revealed himself to his apostles, he showed them the wounds on his hands and feet, and his chest.

kritiper (25757

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@chyna
Hey.
That’s a good answer. Appreciate the effort.

josie (30934

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Haha, makes it sound like a chiropodist…“how would his holiness like his nails this week?”
Every movie shows his feet nailed so i’m going with them, makes me wince though.

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