From: 	 heb_roots_chr@mail.geocities.com
Sent: 	 Tuesday, October 14, 1997 1:07 AM
To: 	 Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup
Subject: The Folding of the Napkin

From:          Teri Bell-Peacock
To:            heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject:       Re: Napkin on the Table

Dear Eddie:

I'm not certain about the signifigance of the napkin folded on the table, but
while I was last in Jerusalem, I did learn an interesting thing from a
historian working at the Garden Tomb.  It seems that when carpenters of
Yshua's time worked, they wore a head cloth.  This cloth helped keep
perspiration out of their eyes, but it also served another purpose.  It was
the custom for the customer to come by every day to check on the progress of
the work he had ordered.  When the carpenter completed the work, he would
remove his head cloth, fold it and place it on the work.  This way, when the
customer came by and saw the headcloth folded and laying on the piece, he
would know the work was complete.

We read in the gospels that when the disciples knelt and went into the tomb,
they saw the burial clothes of Yshua.  There is special mention, however, of
the headcloth being set aside and folded.  It is possible that the 1st
century readers understood the signifigance of this folding to mean that
Yshua was telling us that His work was complete!!!!!

Isn't that awesome?!?!? And that's just one reason why we love exploring the
Jewish roots!!!!!

Shalom,
Stay in His Love,
Teri Bell-Peacock

********************************************************************