2/19/2011

At the sites of Jesus' suffering and death




Photo 1 - the stone of anointing, where tradition indicates that Mary and the other women anointed the body of Jesus for burial;
Photo 2 - the site of the Crucifixion of Jesus;
Photo 3 - the 11th century doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher;
Photo 4 - the Coptic Monastery in the area of the tomb of Jesus.

"Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb." (Matthew 27:59-61)

"When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body." (Mark 16:1)

"Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” (John 20:11-13)

"For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!" (Paul's Letter to the Romans, 5:10)




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