The CT editor continued by saying, “My curiosity took me to the descriptions of Christ’s death and the details in those accounts. I didn’t think about John 20:25 and the implication of the idea that Thomas was mistaken to think the resurrected Jesus would have nail marks in his hands.” He added, “Thomas clearly would not have said that if the Romans at that time used ropes.”
“My article implicitly called into question the inerrancy of Scripture. In my eagerness to explore the historical context of Christ’s death, I missed that, and I’m sorry,” Silliman concluded.
Many commended Silliman for issuing an apology, including Kate Shellnutt, CT’s editorial director of news, and Mike Cosper, senior director of CT media.
Shellnutt said, “With any correction, we want to take responsibility for what we get wrong and make it right. In this case—a mistake around the Crucifixion in a piece published during Holy Week—we wanted to extend an apology.”
Shellnutt shared some of the responsibility for the article that was published. “Daniel opted to write something, but it is a responsibility shared by all of us at CT to get things right the first time, and I’m sorry that didn’t happen here,” Shellnutt wrote. “As journalists, we know that mistakes, big or small, can confuse our readers and hurt their trust.”
Cosper posted, “I’m grateful to work with people who have the clarity and integrity to publish something like this, which is not an easy thing to do. Thanks @danielsilliman for your curiosity, and your honesty.”
 Senior News Editor Daniel Silliman issued an apology earlier this week (April 22) for an article he wrote and published the Monday before Easter titled: “Was Jesus Crucified with Nails?“){kind=link}