Jesus Christ: Two Jewish Views (part II the Resurrection)

B. THE BURIAL
-(Background)
First of all embalming while usual for Egypt was not practiced among Israelis particularly Judeans. Tradition dictated that the remaining were to respect the dead by going through a process of burying the body. However because the holy day was coming up the burial would be rather hasty. The usual measure would be as follows:

"As soon as the last breath was drawn, the eyes of the dead were closed by the oldest or the most distinguished son or next relative, the mouth was shut, and kept in position by a band on the cheek-bones, and the body placed upon sand or salt on the floor to retard decomposition, metal or glass being put upon the navel to prevent swelling. Then the body was washed and anointed with aromatic unguents, and wrapped in linen clothes."

(Bible Encyclopedia Online)

Spices were used as part of the burial to keep the body preserved to some extent for any visiting during the obligatory three days. As well as it gave the proper structure for the body to decay and would keep away vermin. A significant thing to note is that the mount of spices were large

"one effect of this would to be cause the powder immediately bout the body to adhere to it, but the great bulk of it ould remain dry. The head and hair were also anointed with this unguent. I do not find that the powdered spice was applied to the ace of head. However.... The body would be simple embedded in the powdered spice. It may have been that the women desired to repair this omission as far as they could." (Latham)

-Jewish Christian view
The gospels say that the chief Priests and Pharisees came the day after Jesus' death to Pilate. Gospel of Matthew and said,

"Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days I am to rise again.' "Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how." And they went and made the grave secure, and along with the guard they set a seal on the stone.

(New International Version)

-the Non-Christian Jews view
The only real significant point here is that Jesus' family and his disciples did not bury and prepare his body for burial. This would be considered a shame on them for people close to the deceased were supposed to show respect by such burial preparations. An of course where the body was buried in connection to resurrection will be dealt with on the following paragraphs with the resurrection.