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Why is it important that Jesus was buried?

Answered by Gene Cunningham, Basic Training Bible Ministries · from The Basics, Lesson 1–3: The Provision—The Cross

Because He had to be truly dead. First-century Jews believed that the soul and the spirit did not totally depart from the body until the end of the third day. So, the fact that Jesus was buried and was in the tomb for three days was crucial to the message of the Gospel.

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Source: The Basics The Basics, Lesson 1-3 — The Provision—The Cross (p.27) · Read this lesson in the book → · Read this lesson online →

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