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Mk 15:43d ... and he asked (for) the body of Jesus.

The 6th phrase has these 6 narrator words ... kai ētēsato to sōma tou Iēsou (and he asked the body of Jesus).

The 6 narrator words are top down. Joseph was already in face-foot mode. After greeting Pilate as an old friend with a kiss on the cheek, all Josef had to do was ask Pilate quietly into his ear for the body of Jesus. The diagram for greeting Pilate with a kiss on the cheek is the same as speaking 6 words into his ear. The first 2 words are tangent to the face of Josef and the corners of the triangle holding Pilate. The last 4 words "to sōma tou Iēsou" are tangent to the triangle holding "the body of Jesus." How's that for boldness (tolmesas)!

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