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July 6, 2026Open Access

The Grave Was a Mikvah: The Tomb as the Great Immersion and Coronation of the New Covenant

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SDSergio DeSoto

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Overview

Essay examines the tomb of Yeshua as a mikvah symbolizing immersion and the new covenant's coronation.

Key Points

  • This essay explores the significance of Yeshua's burial as a mikvah, highlighting its transformative role in the new covenant.
  • Analysis of Second Temple Jewish context regarding burial practices and motifs of descent and ascent.
  • Interpretation of biblical patterns from the Tanakh including Genesis, Ezekiel, and Gospel references.
  • Integration of themes of immersion, purification, and enthronement within a theological framework.
  • Identifies resurrection as a coronation linked to Psalm 2:7 and its New Testament applications.
  • Argues that burial represents a covenantal transformation, exchanging a heart of stone for a heart of flesh.
  • Establishes the tomb as a crucial mikvah, merging themes of immersion and enthronement across Scripture.

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Sergio DeSoto (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4b4641997070ff83b5bbaehttps://doi.org/10.17613/8znyq-0t669
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