Dead

Inantiquity the names of the dead were never spoken. 87:2.6

The Jews were in the habit of burying their dead on the day of their demise; this was a necessary practice in such a warm climate. 167:4.3

Jesus said: “If you would be an ordained teacher, you must let others bury the dead while you go forth to publish the good news”. 163:2.2

In the Urantia Book

Nazarite vow forbade contact with the dead (135:2.1)

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Tarries two days in Philadelphia 167:4.3 — Jn 11:6.
• Bury father before follow Jesus 163:2.2 — Mt 8:19-22; Lk 9:57-60.

See also

• death

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