Refutation of Paulogia's claim that Romans denied honorable burial to crucifixion victims: Josephus explicitly says Romans made an exception for Jews
Mike provides a specific example of responding to a resurrection objection
Mike addresses Paulogia's argument that Jesus would have received a mass/dishonorable burial because Romans denied honorable burial to crucified persons. Mike's refutation: (1) Josephus explicitly records that Romans made an exception for Jews, allowing them to take bodies down before sunset (due to Jewish tradition), to prevent rebellion. Paulogia cites Josephus, but Josephus actually says the opposite of what Paulogia claims. (2) Archaeologically, a first-century crucifixion victim (Yohanan ben Ha-galgol) was found in an ossuary with a nail still through his heel bone, showing crucified individuals did receive honorable burial. Mike also notes this physical evidence refutes the swoon theory.
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