Yahweh is supposed to be all-knowing and all-powerful, but there’s a theme you can find within the Bible that suggests a weakness in his attributes.
https://biblehub.com/judges/1-19.htm
The LORD was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.
https://biblehub.com/1_kings/6-7.htm
In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.
While the Bible never says what was used to fix Jesus to the cross, tradition says it was three iron nails. There are two reasons why the account of the crucifixion is atypical of normal Roman executions: first of all, they didn’t usually waste good iron nailing victims to their crosses. They tied them to the posts. Secondly, crucifixion victims normally took days to die of dehydration and suffocation, which is why the Romans did it that way. But Jesus allegedly died in hours, not days.
So clearly, Yahweh has a weakness to iron, and I fear no gods I know how to kill.
That gives the “Iron Cross” a whole new spin
Dude just had a little tetanus for 3 days
Well they stabbed him with a spear. That tends to accelerate the process. Plus he had been heavily beaten and bloodied before being hung on the cross.
And what was the spear made of?
https://www.unrv.com/military/pilum.php
About four feet of the pilum (the shaft) was made out of wood, with a three foot tip made of iron that had a sharp, hardened point at the end which was designed to penetrate ancient armor (if the enemy it struck was wearing any that is).
I think you’re on to something with this iron thing.
Probably bronze.
The stabbing allegedly happened after he died, and I don’t imagine many of the victims were hoisted up in good health. The Romans would go around at the end of the day to break the legs of the victims so they couldn’t hold their heads up as easily, speeding along the process of asphyxiation.
I can’t remember, did they break Jesus’ legs?
No, because the story says they saw that he was already dead. That’s why the soldier pierced his side with the spear, to check for a response.
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The fantasy stories got it right? Who knew!
