UTC   Jewish tradition dictates that the skin is buried almost immediately As is typical of Judaism the body must be ritually returned to the ground upon death or dismemberment hence theyll go to great lengths to recover the bodies of the dead Itd be highly unusual not to mention anathema to preserve and keep a part of the body and not bury it upon or before the owners death Jesus mightve been the founder of Christianity but he was still born a Jew which meant he wouldve been expected to be beholden to their traditions til he made his own choices in adulthood     January