According to its home page, the mission of this site is to rectify commonly-made errors in much of the information put forward about Jesus and his life. However, the page also states that “nothing on this website is intended to prove or disprove whether or not Jesus is God or the Son of God.” In other words, the site claims to take an objective and unbiased approach to the subject.
Many of the articles on the site are listed under the heading of “most common errors”. Subjects include Jesus’ date of birth, his place of birth, the star of Bethlehem, the virginity of Mary, makeup of his family, length of his ministry, his disciples, when he died, how he was crucified, and the empty tomb.
The article on the crucifixion begins by quoting a passage from Cicero which gives some details about the process. The passage states that the victim normally survived on the cross for at least two days, although sometimes the Roman soldiers would hasten the death by breaking the legs, thus preventing the victim from holding himself up in a free-breathing position. The article then presents evidence to show that most victims were tied to the cross, or in cases where nails were used, these were driven through the wrists rather than the hands. The article then discusses various differences between the gospel accounts of Jesus’ crucifixion. Because of these differences, the article concludes that it isn’t possible to determine the exact details of how he was attached to the cross, or the final medical cause of his death.
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