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Did Journalist Find 'THE Nails' Used to Crucify Jesus?

JERUSALEM -- Controversial journalist Simcha Jacobovici says he may have found the nails that were used to crucify Jesus more than 2,000 years ago. He chronicled his Indiana Jones-type search in a new documentary called "The Nails of the Cross," which was screened today at a news conference in Jerusalem and will be...

Coat Hanger Artist Reveals His Religious Hang-Ups

(Aug. 2) -- A Scottish artist hopes his coat hanger sculpture of Jesus on the cross gives a pointed view of religion. David Mach made the 9-foot sculpture out of 3,000 coat hangers, in part, to honor the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible and also to comment on that book's lack of effectiveness in making the world...

Little Evidence Jesus Died on a Cross, Says Scholar

(June 27) -- The crucifix is the defining symbol of Christianity, a constant reminder to the faithful of the sacrifice and suffering endured by Jesus Christ for humanity. But an extensive study of ancient texts by a Swedish pastor and academic has revealed that Jesus may not have died on a cross, but instead been put to...

Background on crucifixion

Crucifixion is an ancient method of deliberately painful execution in which the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross and left to hang until dead.

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