Masada?

Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on February 04, 2000 at 03:09:11:

In Reply to: Juvenal's record of henna in Jerusalem posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on February 03, 2000 at 20:20:54:

I asked Roy what siege Josephus or Juvenal would have covered , and he
said it would have been Masada. In that case, it is also possible that
the henna was part of those people preparing themselves for death. It
is not unusual for there to be a tradition that a deceased person be
hennaed "that when they appear before the Angels Examinants, they may
be found more neat and handsome" ... (BMSA again, from a 1669 test)

Follow-ups:

• henna on the deceased? jocelyne 10:02:27 2/05/00 (2)
  • Re: henna on the deceased? Catherine Cartwright Jones 15:07:40 2/05/00 (1)
    • Re: henna on the deceased? Eliz. 16:51:08 2/06/00 (0)