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Hello and thankyou for taking my question. I would like to know if the nails which were used on Jesus' cross most likely made of bronze?
My dearest in Christ,
sorry for taking so long. Actually I answered it but didn't hit the right thing or something. Anyway, again, I'm sorry for taking so long.
The nails, as it turns out could have been iron or bronze. Both types were available and it was much to the choice of the group doing the task.
Of course excluded are pegs, and spikes. In these cases the "nail" is either wood or stone...
But back to the nails used on the cross, yes,they could have been iron or bronze. The main problem in making an absolute call is that the evidences of crucifixion are extremely scant. To date, as far as I know, there was only a partial heel bone found with a nail in it. It is commonly agreed that the only reason it was discovered is because the nail curled back- apparently after hitting a very dense part in the wood. Before that discovery it was the general consensus that only rope was used to hold people on the cross.
Anyway, that is a great question. I really appreciate the opportunity to answer it. If you have any more questions or anything, please post 'em and I'll do my best to answer them - a lot sooner than this one too.
** Some preferred iron because they did not crack or splinter like bronze would do sometimes.
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Dr Wesley B Ley Rose
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