Originally posted by Dave
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And it could be said that the story in Mark of Joseph requesting the body from Pilate seems a bit contrived and convenient that he owned a nearby tomb that had never been used.
If Jesus was crucified for claiming to be a king of the Jews then it would make more sense to make an example of him and deny him a proper burial (since burial was so important back then). Why would Joseph of Arimathea stick his neck out and request the body as if to say that the criminal deserved a proper burial? Weren't all the other disciples afraid and hiding?
and literature, along with theory from anthropology and sociology, to argue that Jesus was indeed buried in disgrace in a criminals' tomb. Based on what we know of Roman practice and Jewish custom, one or more members of the Sanhedrin must have obtained the body of Jesus from Pilate and arranged for a dishonorable interment. From an early date the Christian tradition tried to conceal this unpleasant fact, but the best evidence clearly shows that Jesus was buried in shame.
After all, if Joseph was hiding his position, he would have not come forward at all. No one thought suspiciously of Joseph because he came forward. He took a dishonorable burial and tried to bandage it.
Then we come to the women visiting the tomb and their strange question. (Side note: there is so much dialog contained in the gospels that it really seems (to me anyway) to be fictional content blended with traditional accounts/stories.) "Who will move the stone for us?"
I find this strange because they knew the stone would be an issue, but they went anyway.
The only explanation that comes to mind is that the author knew all along that the stone would be moved away and he uses the women performing burial chores as a means of discovering it.
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