It's interesting to think that some religious groups consider the entire thought of an individual to disappear if their body is no longer on earth. Because I am not a Christan and have not looked into much of the religion, it was interesting to find out that that is the main idea behind a person's grave.
Although Jesus's death was long and gruesome, was it better for this followers to see him fight for his life and try to hold himself and his ideals here on earth, rather then see his body be disposed of immediately? I think if Jesus was cremated some sort of uprising would have happening because of the extreme way the Romans rid of him. With crucifixion, Jesus's followers still had a sense of him for a little while on.
