Israel. Jesus was intent on providing it, not just as any martyr but as a resurrected divine being with a family right to lead. In modern terms the creation of public awareness and a sense of identity is done with the creation of outside enemies, justified war and resultant sacrifice of young blood. The events in Jesus´s case, seem to point to a plot – an Asiatic life death experience, taking into account how quickly he was taken off the cross b efore his legs were broken and asphyxia induced. We must also note just how carefully he was immediately washed and prepared for the deep curative sleep that could have been induced by the drug. The dangers of infection of the wounds and high fever were tackled with what was technically a complete immersion in antiseptic aloes. The amount apparently utilised according to the Nerw Testament, also supports the theory. The burial in the easily opened family tomb with a circular stone and a slab for a bed rather than a hole in the ground makes a great deal of sense. The covering with a total body wrap would have then left the restoration process in the hands of nature to the best advantage. The shroud if, as widely suspected , is genuine, was not pressed to the sides of the face which would have created a very wide facial image, but stretched in such manner as to make one wonder whether it was intended to allow him to breathe. It is more than likely that the Turin shroud is in effect the real thing and if it was, the image explains everything that happened that day.
The people of the day were superstitious and such a macabre resurrection would have spread the word like lightning throughout the known world. Paul as we know, was not long in coming to find out what was going on. He may have been tipped
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