To: P-Marlowe; Dr. Eckleburg; Rutles4Ever; Joseph DeMaistre; xzins; blue-duncan; Blogger; HarleyD
So the assumption of Mary is based upon the assumption of some Patriarch in Jerusalem that the Apostles assumed that because the place where Mary was assumed to have been buried was assumed to be empty, that they therefore assumed that she had been assumed into heaven. Mike Nifong would be jealous of this evidence.
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So the assumption of Mary is based upon the assumption of some Patriarch in Jerusalem that the Apostles assumed that because the place where Mary was assumed to have been buried was assumed to be empty, that they therefore assumed that she had been assumed into heaven. Great summary P-M.
FWIW, IIRC, body's were buried in caves that had high concentrations of lime. The family would return a year later to collect the bones and put them in a small box. If you went back much later the bones would also be gone.
622 posted on
01/29/2007 5:05:30 AM PST by
wmfights
(LUKE 9:49-50 , MARK 9:38-41)
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