JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN: THE BODY OF JESUS EATEN BY CROWS OR DOGS
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 3, 2008 in Quotes
In conclusion, what is the historicity of the burial account [of Jesus]? From Roman expectations, the body of Jesus and of any others crucified with him would have been left on the cross as carrion [dead and putrefying flesh] for the crows and the dogs. From Jewish expectations, would not Deuteronomy 21:22-23 have been followed? Maybe, but only the barest maybe…
But, even if it was, the soldiers who crucified Jesus probably would have done it, speedily and indifferently, in a necessary shallow and mounded grave rather than a rock-hewn tomb. That would mean lime, at best, and the dogs again, at worst. (Who Killed Jesus?, 187, 188)
John Dominic Crossan
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