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Did the body of Jesus experience decay?
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus prepared Jesus' body in John 19:
But then, ESV Acts 13:
Perhaps the process of corruption or decay was triggered after the last breadth but then God halted that process. The result was that Jesus' body did not undergo decay.
Did the body of Jesus experience decay?
Yes, in the sense that the decay process had started.
No, in the sense that God immediately halted the process.
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus prepared Jesus' body in John 19:
Wrapping Jesus' body in spices was done customarily while Acts 2:27 was an unusual happening:39b Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. 40Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.
The spices could not stop decay. This was not embalming. It was the supernatural act of God to prevent decay.For You will not abandon my soul to Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
But then, ESV Acts 13:
Does the "no more" imply that the corruption did occur?34 as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, “‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’
Perhaps the process of corruption or decay was triggered after the last breadth but then God halted that process. The result was that Jesus' body did not undergo decay.
Did the body of Jesus experience decay?
Yes, in the sense that the decay process had started.
No, in the sense that God immediately halted the process.