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1 | Why did Jesus fold His Napkin/Facecloth? | John 20:7 | flinkywood | 214160 | ||
Dear Pattycake, Perhaps John, who knew Christ intimately, recognized his Friend's customary morning ritual of folding his sleeping cloth, evidence deliberately placed indicating that He had risen of his own power. Here are other ancient opinions: St. Gregory: "The napkin about our Lord's head is not found with the linen clothes, i.e. God, the Head of Christ, and the incomprehensible mysteries of the Godhead are removed from our poor knowledge; His power transcends the nature of the creature. And it is found not only apart, but also wrapped together; because of the linen wrapped together, neither beginning nor end is seen; and the height of the Divine nature had neither beginning nor end. And it is into one place: for where there is division, God is not; and they merit His grace, who do not occasion scandal by dividing themselves into sects. "But as a napkin is what is used in laboring to wipe the sweat of the brow, by the napkin here we may understand the labor of God: which napkin is found apart, because the suffering of our Redeemer is far removed from ours; inasmuch as He suffered innocently, that which we suffer justly; He submitted Himself to death voluntarily, we by necessity. But after Peter entered, John entered too; for at the end of the world even Judea shall be gathered in to the true faith." St. John Chrysostom: "...and the napkin, that was about His head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Which circumstances were proof of His resurrection. For had they carried Him away, they would not have stripped Him; nor, if any had stolen Him, would they have taken the trouble to wrap up the napkin, and put it in a place by itself, apart from the linen clothes; but would have taken away the body as it was. John mentioned the myrrh first of all, for this reason, i.e. to show you that He could not have been stolen away. For myrrh would make the linen adhere to the body, and so caused trouble to the thieves, and they would never have been so senseless as to have taken this unnecessary pains about the matter." |
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2 | Where is this Information Located? | John 20:7 | Pattycake | 214163 | ||
This is great information. May I ask where you learned or found this information? It is detailed and very insightful, but I would like to have a resource to fall back on for personal reasons not professional. | ||||||
3 | Where is this Information Located? | John 20:7 | flinkywood | 214194 | ||
Dear Pattycake: http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea-John20.php | ||||||