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I've checked every Gospel and it simply says "they crucified him." John 20:25-27... (and let's not let the irony of the fact that Thomas was doubting escape us), mentions hands. Anybody in medicine knows the hands and wrists are so closely related that it is sometimes difficult to determine simply from a description if proximal metacarpal or carpal bones were operated on. Usually the nail was driven between carpal and ulna. And that begs the question: wrist or forearm? The Greek word can mean any of these, hand most often, but wrist or forearm also (according to Grok 🫢). I know. I code records for a living so I'm no stranger to the ambiguity. The Human hand is intricate, amazing, and quite frankly the art of the Almighty in its most impressive form.

Bottom line if people are looking for a reason to doubt, they'll find it, and if they're looking for a reason to believe, they'll find it. I always found it interesting that God came down after Michael contended with the Adversary over Moses' bones, and buried the old man His Almighty self. I think there is a clear warning in Scripture about the power of icons. Indeed, isn't the war over icons the whole reason the West and East divided.... I know I oversimplified that. That's all I got from my studies before my ADD found a squirrel to chase I'm sure.

Interestingly enough: I found the Greek word Eikon in my study of Collossians regarding Jesus... the true and perfect image of God, quite fascinating...

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