article_snippet: Beth A Hafele: So were Jesus' wrists nailed or Jesus' hands?
article_snippet: All shows and movies have his hands nailed.
article_snippet: One of the curiosities about the shroud is that the figure appears to be nailed through Jesus' wrists.
article_snippet: This has long intrigued those who have studied crucifixion because there is some anatomical plausibility here -- nails through Jesus' wrists would support the body better than nails through the palms of his hands.
article_snippet: It is just possible that the bones of the only crucified victim we have, Jehohanan, show a nail mark above the wrist, but this is disputed.
article_snippet: One is that victims of crucifixion may often have been tied instead of (or as well as) being nailed.
article_snippet: Also, some dispute whether the shroud figure is nailed through Jesus' wrists.
article_snippet: Also, some dispute whether the shroud figure is nailed through the wrists used the Gospel that described Peter as having discovered the empty tomb.