**Crucifixion And Jewish Law** #Unfinished from Manuscripts (New Testament) #Unfinished Herndon According to Jewish law, it was required that those hung on trees to die were to be buried the same day [(Evans, C. 2005)](https://paperpile.com/app/p/abf74e74-9718-06f9-9b98-010790f84774 'Jewish Burial Traditions and the Resurrection of Jesus'). This can be seen in passages of the Torah like Deuteronomy 21:22-23 [(Evans and Wright 2009)](https://paperpile.com/app/p/dea08b5b-4ea8-0007-b5a5-9fc1ec935185 'Jesus, the Final Days: What Really Happened'). Josephus even tells us that Jews would take down crucified victims and bury them before the sun went down. And Philo records in his writing that It was considered virtuous to bury the dead. Additional works like the [Tobit](https://paperpile.com/app/p/712cdc05-b504-0ce8-8e76-98f5eb6c9efe 'Tobit: The Book of Tobit in Codex Sinaiticus'), [Tractate](https://paperpile.com/app/p/364b299d-1172-0356-8d16-929a6a0deaf1 'The Tractate Mourning (??ma?ot?): (Regulations Relating to Death, Burial, and Mourning)') and the [Dead Sea Scrolls](https://paperpile.com/app/p/ea69db01-8b5b-0518-b6bf-66b70c2986de 'The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English') may also support the burial of crucified victims [(See Also)](https://paperpile.com/app/p/f58023fc-6e28-0fe3-90b8-4e0145f66933 'Roll Back the Stone: Death and Burial in the World of Jesus'). Jewish legal and cultural traditions mandated the burial of individuals who were executed by hanging on trees, such as crucifixion, within the same day as their death. This practice is rooted in scriptural directives, notably in Deuteronomy, and is corroborated by historical accounts from figures like Josephus and Philo, who show the Jewish commitment to dignified burial practices, including for those executed. Additional texts such as the Book of Tobit, the Tractate Mourning, and the Dead Sea Scrolls further affirm the importance of prompt and respectful burial in Jewish tradition, highlighting the consistency of this practice across various sources and time periods. <audio controls src = > </ audio> mo3c5.QqQUOJaHGMENQRlg