Good Article on Crucifixion

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The straps business was, primarily, an apologetic attempt to reconcile the fact that the whole palm nailing business was nonsense.  There needed to be another way for the story to be true, in the minds of believers.  You'll find it plastered all over The Bible Is Really True Dat Cams.

You know, I've long heard that you'd have to be crucified through the wrists, that nails through the hands wouldn't support the weight, however I've become skeptical of that. I think most of the weight would probably be supported by the nails through the feet, and any nails through hands or wrists would just be to keep the person upright. I'm pretty sure you could crucify someone through the hands just fine.