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To: Mr. Lucky
More importantly, no one can prove that it didn’t.

"Then comes also Simon Peter following him and entered the tomb. And he intently gazes upon the strips of linen cloth lying there and the handkerchief which had been upon His head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth, but apart, rolled up in one place. Then therefore went in also the other disciple who had come first to the tomb, and he saw and believed, for not yet did they know the scripture that it is a necessity in the nature of the case for Him to stand up [arise] out from among those who are dead. Then the disciples went off again to their own homes."

- John 20

Seems clear.

1. The testimony of two Apostles is that they did not see a burial cloth.
2. They believed because the strips of linen cloth were not wrapped around Christ's body.
3. There was a separate handkerchief that was on His head, but was now laid aside carefully.


32 posted on 08/21/2024 6:57:02 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅 MAGADONIAN ⚔️ )
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
The testimony of two Apostles is that they did not see a burial cloth.

How do you get that from the text? The Greek word they're translating as "strips of linen cloth" is "othonia" which is "fine [burial] linens". (The "strips" part is something the translator interjected into the text. It doesn't actually say "strips".)

40 posted on 08/21/2024 7:49:45 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Ruh roh, Shaggy. Scripture?


60 posted on 08/21/2024 5:27:04 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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