1
When the fire was lit, those watching said that the flame formed an unusual shape around his body rather than consuming it immediately.
2
The letter compares the fire to an arch or sail filled by wind, surrounding him as though his body were within a chamber of flame.
3
His body appeared to the witnesses not like burning flesh but like bread being baked or precious metal refined.
4
They also report a fragrance like incense or costly perfume.
5
This is presented by the letter as eyewitness wonder, though HaSefarim preserves it as the narrative claim of the source rather than independently verified physics.