Calling your attention to a book about dead bodies feels a little strange this close to Easter. Having just celebrated an empty tomb, focusing on the care of dead bodies seems liturgically off-message. Yet, what happens with Jesus’s body is central to the resurrection story. One of his followers shrouded his body with linen cloth (Luke 23:53). The women who discovered that Jesus had risen went to the tomb to anoint his body (Luke 24:1). The neatly discarded wrappings proved a sign of the miracle that occurred (John 20:7). These burial customs are significant elements in the divine drama.
Review & Giveaway: Corpse Care
Review & Giveaway: Corpse Care
Review & Giveaway: Corpse Care
Calling your attention to a book about dead bodies feels a little strange this close to Easter. Having just celebrated an empty tomb, focusing on the care of dead bodies seems liturgically off-message. Yet, what happens with Jesus’s body is central to the resurrection story. One of his followers shrouded his body with linen cloth (Luke 23:53). The women who discovered that Jesus had risen went to the tomb to anoint his body (Luke 24:1). The neatly discarded wrappings proved a sign of the miracle that occurred (John 20:7). These burial customs are significant elements in the divine drama.