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Wikipedia's Burial of Jesus article for ENGL 2111.13

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Analysis of Article

The current article (October, 2015) has a very brief introduction to the event of the burial of Jesus, and the rest of the article includes very few details. The description of the event can be expanded upon, and the following categories could be added:

1. Symbolism
2. People Involved
3. Role of Women
4. Location
5. Type of Burial
6. Aftermath

Reading List

• Smith, Daniel A. (2014). 'Look, The Place Where They Put Him' (Mk 16:6): The Space Of Jesus' Tomb In Early Christian Memory.
• Meyers, Eric M. (2006). The Jesus Tomb Controversy: An Overview.
• Craig, William L. (2004). Was Jesus Buried In Shame? Reflections On B. Mccane's Proposal.
• Evans, Craig A. (2005). Jewish Burial Traditions And The Resurrection Of Jesus.
• Gibson, Shimon. (2006). Is The Talpiot Tomb Really The Family Tomb Of Jesus?.

Revised paragraph from article

Original

The burial of Jesus refers to the burial of the body of Jesus after crucifixion, described in the New Testament. According to the canonical gospel accounts, he was placed in a tomb by a man named Joseph of Arimathea.

Revised

The burial of Jesus refers to the burial of the body of Jesus after crucifixion, described in the New Testament. According to the canonical gospel accounts, he was placed in a tomb by a man named Joseph of Arimathea. Jesus had been convicted as a criminal, so it is unlikely that his burial was in the least bit honorable, although later Gospels tend to embellish the event. Daniel A. Smith states, “The tomb of Jesus posed two main problems for early Christians: firstly, the earliest memory of the tomb seems to recall it as the site of the dishonorable burial of a man executed as an enemy of the Roman imperial system; and secondly, the narrative of the empty tomb stood for several reasons in an ambiguous relationship to the announcement of the resurrection.” There are four different accounts of this event in the New Testament of the Bible.

Original Contribution

The tomb is on one of the major elements to explore with the burial of Jesus. The idea that shapes the Christian mind is that of the empty tomb. The way that the bible describes the tomb provides insight to the culture of the time. David A. Smith states, “The architecture of such a tomb – a recessed area in front of the tomb, sometimes surrounded by a low wall; a large stone (sometimes two), difficult to move, blocking the entrance; a low, narrow doorway where one would have to stoop down to enter; a small, dark, cramped forecourt area for tending to bodies and for enacting rituals of mourning; and finally the individual niches into which bodies were put – all these features encoded cultural values about death and the relationship between the dead and the living.” Burying people in family tombs was a common practice of the day. Fairly recently claims have been made to have discovered such tomb for Jesus called the “Talpiot,” but none of this evidence has been proved truthful.

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