JERUSALEM - An Israeli-Canadian journalist has tracked down two
of the iron nails used to crucify Jesus to the cross. Filmmaker
Simcha Jacobovici found the actual nails used to nail Jesus to
the cross. While researching a segment for the History Channel
series “Secrets of Christianity,” Jacobovici learned something
that startled him: In 1990, Israeli archeologists excavating a
2,000-year-old burial cave discovered two Jesus nails crafted by
the Romans, but kept the discovery quiet. They did publicize the
discovery of two ossuaries — stone burial boxes filled with
human bones — with the inscriptions “Caiaphas” and “Joseph son
of Caiaphas.” The latter intricately carved ossuary toured the
world and is now prominently displayed in the Israel Museum in
Jerusalem. Two ancient nails were found in the tomb.
Jacobivici’s conclusion: They must be the nails used to crucify
Jesus. “Put it all together and what you have is conclusive
proof,” he told WWN. “There are no other nails in the tomb.”
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