Quote Originally Posted by Barmaley
2. I'm not sure if it's intentional or not, but when Christ was crucified, they simply tied his arms to the cross, rather than actually piercing them. What's up with this? Does Orthodox tradition hold that they weren't pierced, or is it lazy filmmaking?
I would think that it would have to be some sort of mistake since the New Testament cleary states that "doubting" Thomas wanted to see the marks left by the nails in Christ's hands.