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To: Alberta's Child
Problem #1, Mr. Mattingly -- If the process you described is truly the origin of the image on the Shroud, then why aren't there more of them? Especially when you consider how relatively common a crucifixion was at the time.

Not a problem: crucifixion was reserved for criminals, who were generally not given proper funerals with shrouds. IIRC, their bodies were generally dumped into graves outside the city walls.

Jesus was given a proper burial, in a tomb and linen provided by Joseph of Arimathea. (See Mark 15:42-47.)

13 posted on 06/12/2003 8:35:23 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb
Do you mean to tell me that in all of the centuries of the Roman empire, there was only one case of a crucified "criminal" who was given a proper burial?
23 posted on 06/12/2003 9:11:37 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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