VOW
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To Rufus:
The application of the Shroud certainly goes against common thought; however, you'll also find that Jesus was buried in a HURRY. The women were the ones who usually prepared a body for burial, and because of the pending Sabbath, the important thing was to simply get Him into the tomb. In fact, Mary Magdalene was RETURNING to the tomb to finish the preparation of Jesus' body. He had not been washed nor anointed with the typical burial preparations.
As to you draping a sheet on you, I do commend you for your diligence. However, I'm willing to bet your sheets are cotton, and of a much finer weave than anything available in Palestine in the first century. A stiffer fiber and a coarser weave would create more of a "tenting" effect than a 20th century bedsheet.
Peace be with you,
~VOW
The application of the Shroud certainly goes against common thought; however, you'll also find that Jesus was buried in a HURRY. The women were the ones who usually prepared a body for burial, and because of the pending Sabbath, the important thing was to simply get Him into the tomb. In fact, Mary Magdalene was RETURNING to the tomb to finish the preparation of Jesus' body. He had not been washed nor anointed with the typical burial preparations.
As to you draping a sheet on you, I do commend you for your diligence. However, I'm willing to bet your sheets are cotton, and of a much finer weave than anything available in Palestine in the first century. A stiffer fiber and a coarser weave would create more of a "tenting" effect than a 20th century bedsheet.
Peace be with you,
~VOW
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