The Hebrew burial custom was to wash the body and to wrap it in cloth. Unguents and perfume were applied if they could be afforded and the body was placed in usually a cave, natural or man made, and there the body would disintegrate in time. Then after a much longer time period the bones would be gathered up and put into a small box. This was to make room for another body to be buried.
At the time of Jesus, the dead person's body was typically washed and anointed with oils or perfumes. It was wrapped in burial cloths, often with spices, and placed in a tomb or grave. Occasionally, the body may have been placed in a cave or catacomb.
Joseph from Arimathea and Nicodemus prepared Jesus body for burial. (John 19:38-40)
According to the Bible Jesus as a whole was taken up to heaven; both, I suppose. Jesus ascended with his Spiritual Body."But some man will say, How are the dead raised up and with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened except it die; and that which thou sowest thou sowest not that body that shall be" (I Corinthians xv, 35-37). "It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body" (44) "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God" (50). Jesus' physical body must be buried somewhere.
According to the Bible, a Roman soldier pierced Jesus' side with a spear while he was on the cross. This event is described in the Gospel of John, chapter 19, as occurring to ensure Jesus was dead before his body was removed from the cross.
According to Christian belief, Jesus was resurrected in both spirit and physical form. After his crucifixion, he appeared to his disciples in bodily form, showing them his wounds as proof of his resurrection. This event is central to the Christian faith and is celebrated as Easter.
Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, did not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead until he saw and touched Jesus's wounds for himself. Jesus appeared to Thomas and invited him to touch his wounds, after which Thomas declared his belief.
The Pharisees wanted Jesus dead because they saw him as a threat to their religious authority and influence. Jesus challenged their teachings and practices, which made them feel undermined in front of the people. They also feared that Jesus' growing popularity might lead to a loss of their power and control over the Jewish community.
Mummy
It was the custom at that time to bury a person wrapped in linens with spices because they had no other way to deal with the odor of a dead body. Because Jesus was buried in a hurry, because the Sabbath was coming and it was against the law of God to touch a dead body on the Sabbath, His body had not been prepared for burial in this way. So they came to do this, on Sunday, which was after the Sabbath.
Well, nobody found Jesus when he was born, but when he was crusified, Mary Magdalene was the first to see him after his ressurectionm from the dead.
It can take up to 10 years for a dead persons body to decay. A number of factors which include heat, cold air, the amount of oxygen and clothing.
Without any respect for the dead, there is no hope for the rest of us.
Those who believe in Christianity believe that Jesus rose, body and soul, from the dead. That he was a living body still was proved for them when the apostle Thomas touched the wounds on Jesus's body and put his hand into the hole in his side.
Jesus did arise from the dead , from the tomb. he was a very much living, breathing Jesus.
It is called a "mummy".
If the body is properly prepared, there are no longer fluids in the body. Instead the mortician prepares the body by draining the fluids and replacing it with
Fingerprints, dental records, tattoos or other distinguishing marks.
They are about religion. Some people thought there was an afterlife and they could preserves a dead persons body for that afterlife.
Yes, in fact a persons hair will keep growing a bit after you die.