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1 | Why did Jesus fold His burial napkin? | John 20:7 | svickers2 | 211964 | ||
In John 20, when the Disciples came to the empty tomb, they found the burial clothes, with the "napkin" that covered Jesus' head folded neatly beside them. What is the significance of the napkin being folded, instead of, say, dropped on the ground, or wadded up and tossed to the side? | ||||||
2 | Why did Jesus fold His burial napkin? | John 20:7 | MJH | 211965 | ||
I suppose the real reason is somewhat speculative in nature unless someone can find a custom that has merit. I heard a pastor relate the servant/master custom in the early 1990's but couldn't find verification then. Now it is an e-mail phenomena being passed on as fact, but it is actually a myth. "We have checked numerous Bible study sources and have found nothing about this alleged Jewish custom of the folded napkins. We did not find any Bible scholars who have used this story and illustration about the meaning of the folded napkin. Additionally we talked with a Jewish rabbi friend of TruthOrFiction.com's who has been a life-long Orthodox Jew, a Jewish scholar, and lives in Jerusalem, Israel, and he said he'd never heard of it" from the site: www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/f/folded-napkin.htm MJH |
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