A Scientist Examines Crucifixion with Dr. Cahleen Shrier—Biologist, Stress-Expert

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Hearing the story of the crucifixion, and walking through it with a biologist, are two different things. Dr. Cahleen Shrier, a professor at Azusa Pacific University and an expert on the neurobiology of stress and anxiety, walks Brian, step-by-step, through the events of Good Friday. From Jesus’ arrest in the garden, until his death on the cross, she explains what was likely happening inside his body, the pain he felt, and the endurance he showed. It is a painful, and sobering, conversation that will help you take a new look at these ancient events.

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0:00.0	Now they're nailing his wrist, which is going to be totally excruciating. And they're going to have to lift that cross piece up to put on the vertical piece. So when they lift it up, now the full weight of his body is on those two nails. And again, if you've ever carried like a child when they're totally dead weight versus when they're a little bit stiffer. It's a little easier when they're stiffer.
0:21.5	So the body is going to be pulling down that weight then would dislocate the shoulders
0:27.6	and the arms, which means now Jesus' arms are probably about six inches longer.
0:32.3	Once they get that cross piece up now, now they'll nail the feet onto the vertical piece. And that can
0:40.5	happen different ways. It probably did happen through the top of the foot, potentially. We have a different,
0:47.9	now we have the gravity pushing down on those ankle bones. So it's very likely that it was through the top of the foot.
0:55.9	Either they had the foot side by side and a nail through each one individually,
1:00.4	or they would cross the feet over and put one nail through both feet.
1:05.0	Sometimes they would take the feet and put them on the side of the cross and nail through the heel.
1:09.9	Mm.
1:10.2	Mm.
1:10.3	Mm. and put them on the side of the cross and nail through the heel.
1:27.8	Welcome to the aggressive life.
1:30.1	It's Holy Week.
1:33.2	That's the seven-day period leading up to Easter.
1:40.0	On the traditional church calendar, Holy Week is a time to pause, remember, celebrate the final week of Jesus' life.
1:45.4	You might be asking, what does Holy Week pausing and reflecting have to do with the aggressive life? We're about moving. We're about getting stuff done here. Yeah, yeah, that's true. But you've also
1:52.4	got to have a foundation of stability, a foundation from which to move from and take off from.
1:59.3	And I found having the right mental and spiritual
2:03.0	rhythms of my life includes recognizing this week and what took place. I know that here in
2:11.8	the aggressive life, we have people all over the faith range, which is awesome. This is not a
2:17.4	Christianese podcast. It's for you, wherever you are,
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