Evidence item ยท v0.74
Yehohanan crucifixion remains (ankle nail)
E-ARCH-YEHOHANAN-CRUCIFIXION
Visual overview: Yehohanan Crucifixion Evidence Infographic visual overview
Classification
- Evidence ID
- E-ARCH-YEHOHANAN-CRUCIFIXION
- Corpus/version
- v0.74
- Stage
- stage4
- Category
- Material Culture
- Major category
- Archaeology
- Sub-category
- Crucifixion / Burial Practice
- BF status
- ready
- Scoring label
- Scored row with active Bayes factors
Navigation
Primary Datum
Datum: the Yehohanan remains provide direct archaeological evidence of Roman crucifixion practice in first-century Judea.
Scoring / Hypothesis Pressure
| Hypothesis | log10BF | Min | Max | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H-ALT-LEGEND | -0.04 | -0.1 | 0.02 | A purely legendary backdrop is somewhat less expected to coincide with independent archaeological attestation; effect remains small. |
H-ALT-SWOON | -0.02 | -0.08 | 0.04 | A clear crucifixion case slightly lowers the plausibility of survival-centric reads in general, but the effect is small and not person-specific. |
H-SCRIPTURE-HIST-EMBEDDEDNESS | 0.1 | 0.04 | 0.18 | Yehohanan crucifixion remains (ankle nail) is historical/material culture support. It belongs under Scripture historical embeddedness rather than direct Christ-identity proof. |
Dependency / Cap Metadata
- dependency_cluster_id
- new_testament_historical_synchronisms
- dependency_cluster_role
- sibling_support
- dependency_cluster
- new_testament_historical_synchronisms
- dependency_role
- sibling_support
- cap_profile
- support_layer_small
- evidence_function
- support_layer
- directness
- supporting
Counter-Pressure
- title
- Yehohanan crucifixion remains (ankle nail) is a bounded signal, not a standalone proof.
- text
- The strongest caution is overuse. Synchronisms are support-layer evidence. They do not, by themselves, prove miracles, Resurrection, or Christ as Logos. This row should be read inside its dependency family, not treated as an isolated demonstration of God, Christ, or the final synthesis.
- path
- Start with what the row actually shows, then name what it does not show. Use it to show that the texts are not floating myth, then keep the theological claim tied to stronger direct rows.
Apologetic Note
- label
- Apologetic leverage
- title
- Yehohanan crucifixion remains (ankle nail) keeps crucifixion in Roman fact, not mist.
- key point
- In a rock-hewn Jerusalem tomb (1st c. The leverage is historical texture: the death of Jesus belongs to a known Roman practice, not to a misty religious symbol.
- conversation move
- When resurrection alternatives float away from the brutality of the Cross, bring the conversation back to public execution, shame, bodily death, and the concrete world the earliest proclamation had to face.
- caveat
- Archaeology of crucifixion does not prove resurrection. It strengthens the realism of the passion setting and closes the door on overly airy readings.
Caveats / Notes
- Cap notes
- Historical/material synchronism support layer; primarily supports Scripture historical embeddedness and alternative-pressure constraints.
- Cap profile note
- Support-layer rows stay small even when visible and inspectable.
- Governance note
- Moved direct H-CHRIST-IDENTITY material-culture weight to H-SCRIPTURE-HIST-EMBEDDEDNESS support.
Citations
- Haas, N. (1970). Anthropological Observations on the Skeletal Remains from Giv'at ha-Mivtar.
- Zias, J. & Sekeles, E. (1985). The Crucified Man from Giv'at ha-Mivtar.
Recommended Citation
The Signal Evidence Dataset, "Yehohanan crucifixion remains (ankle nail)," Evidence ID: E-ARCH-YEHOHANAN-CRUCIFIXION, Version 0.74. Accessed [access date]. https://logos-signal.org/evidence/E-ARCH-YEHOHANAN-CRUCIFIXION/
Machine-Readable Source
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