Description:
Christ, alongside Martha and Mary, calls Lazarus to come out of the tomb. He awakens from his sleep and goes to meet the living while two men help remove his bandages. All around, a crowd witnesses this episode of resurrection.
Technique: digital painting.
Dimensions: 8.267 x 4.961 px.
Jewish embalming in the New Testament period: the Jews honored burial because they regarded the body as sacred, created in the image of God; not being buried was seen as a sign of disgrace. Preparation included washing the body with perfumes such as nard, myrrh and aloes (Acts 9:37; Luke 24:1), wrapping it in a shroud and linen strips (Matt 27:59; Mark 15:46; John 19:40), covering the face with a cloth and binding the hands and feet with linen strips (John 11:44; 20:7). In some cases, an aromatic paste was applied that would harden, forming a protective cocoon around the body1,2.
The entrance to the tomb: the entrances to stone tombs are commonly depicted visually as large enough for a person to walk through upright. However, it was more typical for the entrance to be lower, requiring one to stoop slightly in order to enter1.
- ROPS, H. D. A Vida Diária nos tempos de Jesus. 3. ed. São Paulo: Vida Nova, 2008, p. 375-376, 378.
- GOWER, R. Novo Manual dos usos & costumes dos Tempos Bíblicos. 3. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Casa Publicadora das Assembleias de Deus, 2021, p. 70.
