Dude just had a little tetanus for 3 days
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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.
That gives the "Iron Cross" a whole new spin