The Shroud of Turin, thought to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus, along with some archealogical findings, gives more strength to the ideas about how Jesus died. To me, to have a piece of cloth that Jesus could have touched is truly remarkable, because that is the history of what we believe, and to have such a great man touch it fascinates me. Moreover, with such findings as these, it is possible for scholars to proceed with more complicated theories on the death of Jesus. While many believe that Jesus' blood loss was minimal, Luke suggests that Jesus suffered hermatidrosis and not eccrine

All of the inflictions on the body were intended to bring intense pain and suffering. With the scourging, it weakened the body, and then being thrown on their back, the victim's wounds were probably infected with dirt. When the arms were nailed to the cross, extreme pains would explode through each arm. Crucifixion did not cause a lot of blood, but the scourging certainly did. Breathing was almost impossible to do; because muscle cramps would have closed the airways even farther than they were before. If the victim moved, pain would be extreme and painful. Towards the end, breathing was extremely difficult, and would cause asphyxia. This and hypovolemic shock were the most likely end to the crucifixion process.

Crucifixion is a terrible thing that is thought to have started with the Persians, and was improved upon by the Romans as capital punishment. It was customary for the victim to carry his own cross (actually the crossbar only was carried). As the victim carried his crossbar to the site of the crucifixion, where the stipes were, the two pieces would be secured, and to draw out the death process, a primitive seat was placed on the vertical bar, where the victims backside could harshly rest. The victim was then given a weak sedative, and thrown on their back. Their hands were nailed to the crossbar with tapered iron spikes (as found in another crucified skeletal remain near Jerusalem). It also is suggested that through archeological remains that the nails were often driven through the wrists, rather than the palms. Then victim and the crossbar were now affixed to the stipes, and the feet were nailed to it. After all this was done, the titul

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