The Crucifixion - Burial Part 3 of 4

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Author: tombofjesus.com

We contacted the Shema Israel Torah Network International Burial Society and asked them the following question:

"Have Jewish burial customs changed much in 2000 years? The Bible claims that Jesus was covered with some kind of ointment [I think the Bible says 100 pounds weight of some kind of substance—seems to be quite a lot of weight]. Does that Biblical account actually fall in line with Jewish burial traditions? Because I thought I heard that it was forbidden to touch the body. Could you be so kind as to explain? Thank you."

We present below the response we received from Mr. Fishel Todd, a member of that society. Any emphasis is Mr. Todd's:

"Jewish Burial Law, along with the rest of TRADITIONAL JEWISH LAW has not changed in 2000 years [but more] precisely, 3500 years. You're right: the body is not to be touched except by giving it a ritual bath called a TAHARA, standing for purity and then the body is put in the ground in the quickest most simple fashion available with only traditional BURIAL SHROUDS."

For what reason did Nicodemus take a mixture of myrrh and aloes—a full one hundred pounds—to Joseph of Arimathea's open and airy tomb? Though he may have wound the body of Jesus in linen clothes with spices, it certainly was not to bury a dead man.