The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-24
NAILED OR NOT NAILED?

NAILED OR NOT Nailed
| Thus the aforesaid William Dentor
writes to US;
EDITOR CAIRo BULLETIN Will 70,
| please to inform your readers where yo
learn that the feet Of Jesus we're nailed t,
the cross2 You may not he aware that
very common mode of crucihXion anon,
the Romans was to nail the hands to tn
cross and tie the feet, IS you may see il
| Strauss Life Of Jesus, and there is not h
ing in the gospel narratives to indicate
that the mode Of cruciHAion in tho cas-
of Jesus from this.
| Matthew and Mark make no referenc,
whatever to the hands or feet Of Jesus, IL
connection with his crucitixion. LUX,
| tells us that on tho appearance OF Jesus Il
bis disciples, after his resurrection, when
! they thought him Q spirit, he showed
! them his hands and his feet to satisfy
them that be was = flesh and bone man
but there 10 no intimation that his fee,
we're pier:ed.
John represents Jesus as showing
Thomas his hands and his side, but there
| is nothing said about his feet. so that
| the ''crutches", to which you etiously
refer, might be very readily dispensed
with.
1t is very easy to call last Sunday even
| ing's lecture "twaddle" II would be
more to the point to prove it such.
WILLIAM DENTON.
Mr.. Denton complacen,ly deprecate'
our historical knowledge, as we expected
he would, and says to US; "You may no,
'bo aware that very common mode Of
'cruclfxion among the Romans was &c
nail the hands and tie the feet" The
ogotism OF this man is charming. 1t ex'
ats him-ensbles him to absorb useful
knowledge as a sponge docs water, nat
urslly-leads him into the belief that tn,
poor creatures around him are lamentabl
ignorant. We admire him, recognize hi
great abilities and meekly acknowledg
our own ignorance. However, we ar
actually compelled to say, we are awar
that a very common mode Of crucia1io
among the Romans WAS TO nail the hand
and ito the feet. But, VIC submit, this
not proof that the feet of Jesus were n,
pierced with nails.
. We have not tho disposition
C 90 into . discussion Of II
4 natter, even il we had time b
s shall endesvor to tell Mr.. Denton, n
how we learned that the feet Of Jes
a were pierced, but where we obtained
"a satisfactory evidence that his feet we
\. pierced Is we have that his hands We
n. pierced.
20 Mr., Denton cannot discred, his OF
witnesses, and since he bases his belief
the crucinxion Of Jesus upon the auth
i.y of the Evsngelisis, he must acce
10 their evidence OF that event as conclusi'
y lie cannot accept what suits his purpc
70 and reject what does not, If the Evanl
H. lists evidence that the hands Of Je,
IN were pierced is sufficient, their svider
that his feet were also pierced should a
~ be sufficient. Even Mr.. Denton will l
&C. objec. to this position. Then the OF
- question is, do the Scriptures give Q
u dence that the feet as we'll rs the hands
x Jesus were pierced
o We call Mr.. Den.on's attention to
20 following fact, as 1t is probable, he IN
IN permit US modes.ly to say, he may not
l. aware Of it; II is evident that the
~ count Of the life Of Jesus-of his betra,
10 trial, death and resurrection, WAS writ
's' by men who were desirous OF showi
ne that Jesus was the Christ expected by
y" jews. This is evident from the fact I
when they relate details Of the events
w. ferred TO they usually add; THAT
" Scripture might be fulfilled For
'e'' stance, it ia said that Judas with gr
~ multitude came upon Jesus in the gsrt
~" OF GethsemsDei and the Evsngelist 3.
~ in detailing the events Of that see
re- "Now oil this WAS done that the Sc
1T lures of tho prophets nigh, be fulfill,
The silver for which Judas
Ton trayed Jesus was thrown down
ar the temple by that worthy jus, before
!. committed suicide. The chief priests
Ky elders took their money, ssy the Evan
le', is,,, and bough, the polter's field. Y
wo do the Evsngelists relate this event?
Of identity ss evidence going to prove
ter. Jesus WAS the Christ, it having been
ON by Jereniss; "And they took the III
Of pieces Of silver, the price Of him
'ry' was priced, and they gave them unto
{" 'po,tsrs field, ~ ths Lord appointed
Mr.. me" jesus, We are told, was CT ucI
and bet~een two thieves. Why are we
BY this To prove TO US that the Scrip,
'ese was fulfilled, which Gays "And he,
itsl Christi WAS rsputed with the wick,
Wis We are told that the lsgs OF Jesus v
by not broken. Why' To convince US
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