Where Did Jesus Die? — Page 226
? 226 positively suggest that the spear definitely missed the heart (as has been shown by X-ray experiments) and at the most may have just brushed the lungs. The healing qualities of myrrh and aloe contain a sealing agent which would have been used to help the 2 to 3 inch wound heal. Again, serous fluid in the pleural cavity protected by the pleural membrane should have followed the law of gravity and remained within the body. Dr. Nicu Haas In June, 1968, Israeli builders excavated three burial graves con- taining human skeletal remains. Outside one tomb were two inscriptions bearing the name Jehohanan who met his death by crucifixion. Dr. Nicu Haas of the Department of Anatomy, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, found evidence to suggest that a nail was driven between the radius and ulna (bones of the forearm) and that the victim must have writhed in anguish towards the end of his ordeal. The lower leg bones (the tibiae and the left fibula) were fractured as a result of a direct and deliberate blow to the leg as a coup de grace of crucifragium which insured rapid death. ‘The feet were joined almost parallel, both transfixed by the same nail at the heels, with the legs adjacent. ’ This is similar to the image appearing on the Shroud of Turin, although Jesus was spared crucifragium. The foot-rest is of particular importance as it delayed death by suffocation on the cross.