Or at least a towel to sit on, no?
So...I'm confused..you said you stole the towels AND the Bible, but you're only worried about the book? Did "the Jew" steal those as well or were others in your group breaking a commandmant from our Lord? It doesn't matter if he/she mails it back as the damage as been done and according to our Lord's Word he/she will be sent to Hell accordingly to spend near eternity repenting for their awful theft of the Holy Scripture.
I joke.
If you want to get all uppity about it, stealing is stealing. End of story. There are no "loopholes." At least none I've been able to find. So, while "the Jew" may have stolen it, he/she accepted it knowing it was stolen and hence as placed her eternal soul on the pathway to damnation.
Oops, there I go again, sorry.