when the bible says that when a person dies he should be buried?

Question

how come Jesus was not buried and was laid in a tomb?

Answer 1

Good question. Back then that was the tradition.the tomb was a tantamount way of burial. it's true

Answer 2

If you understand the history from that time period that was the tradition, that WAS thier form of burial. They did not bury people in the ground but in tombs. There were different types of tombs and different locations depending on your class in society. The more wealthy or rich the better the tomb and the better spot. If I have understood this correctly, it got to a point that space became so limited that they finally began to bury people in the ground, but tomb burrying was more of a cultural thing as well. It is a great question.

Answer 3

***when the bible says that when a person dies he should be buried? how come Jesus was not buried and was laid in a tomb?
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Creational dispensation.

Those classed as Masters of the Universe do as they please and the consequences of logic and reason avails us nothing when attempting to explain the inconsistencies.

Logically being laid in a tomb is the same as being buried ( concealed,hidden away from view).

Answer 4

Technically speaking, being laid in a tomb constitutes burial sufficiently to meet biblical restrictions. Cremation is where the bible seems to have a problem.

Answer 5

Being placed in a tomb is considered burial. Jesus loves you.

Answer 6

From my understanding, it does not matter how someone is laid to rest. The person can be resurrected in any form. And besides, it's not how you're buried that counts, it's how you live that matters.

Answer 7

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. It doesn't really matter how a body is put to rest. It has nothing to do with a spirit because at that point, spirit is detached from body. Probably somebody already figured that out in the days of Jesus.

Answer 8

from The American Heritage dictionary:

bury: 1) to place in the ground: bury a bone.
2) to place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb.

So, correction: Jesus was buried. (jsyk) ;)

And, where, exactly, and in which bible does it say that? (Now I'm wondering...)

btw - to the guy who said something about good christians & cremation - WHAT????

Answer 9

Well, that was the way people were 'buried' at the time. Notice that it'd be highly impossible to continue with the tradition right know, due to the increasing number of dead and dying people. :)

Answer 10

I think it means the body should be dealt with properly and not just left out to rot. How the burial is done (including cremation) probably doesn't matter all that much.