corpse in narrow strips of linen soaked in certain spices and oils which, as they hardened or "set." formed a mummy-like cocoon in a manner suggestive of the burial practices of the ancient Egyptians.

deposition of the body in a linen cloth together with spices. All of the Gospels convey the information that Christ's burial was hasty and incomplete because of the approaching Sabbath. In the earlier

to his tomb to anoint him with spices that they had prepared from Friday (Luke 23.56) or bought the same day, i.e. probably on the previous evening (Mark 16.1), or both. Let us not forget three things.

and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury” (Joh 19:40). The body of the MTS was buried with aromas such as aloe and myrrh because on the cloth they found

The idea that this amount of spice was used in the form of blocks or packs placed about the body thus allowing the linen to lay almost flat over Jesus' body has one serious fault. Peter and John on

spices (used to anoint the high priest and for his incense sacrifice/a king). Jesus‟ own clothes had been divided among the soldiers who had crucified Him and who were Romans, for over Jesus‟ head

and possibly reacting with the resins and spices used in the typical oriental burial, would cause stains on the cloth, more diffuse or clearly defined according to the body-cloth distance. If the cloth

spice-merchant in the market of the Old City of Jerusalem) is that the Pistacia fruits (BUTUM in Arabic) are picked up when ripe in September, dried and preserved by this way to be sold the year round.

Q2: I was reading that the myrrh and the spices and the aloe and stuff acted like a glue with the cloth, so was the cloth…? Dn. Stephen: Would it have been s)cky and all that? Q2: Was it like…

other parts of the body with sweet spices, crossed the stiffened arms over the bosom, and closely wrapped the whole in the large white sheet as far as the breast, just as a child is swathed. Then