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Joseph of Arimathea (Ancient Greek: Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας) is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. Three of the four canonical Gospels identify him as a member of the Sanhedrin , while the Gospel of Matthew identifies him as a rich disciple of Jesus .
Arimathea or Arimathaea (Koinē Greek: Ἀριμαθέα) or Harimathaea or Harimathea (Ἁριμαθαία, Harimathaía) was a purported city of Judea. [1] It was the reported home of Joseph of Arimathea, who appears in all four canonical Gospel accounts of the Passion of Jesus for having donated his new tomb outside Jerusalem to receive the body of Jesus (see Matt. 27:57–59; Mark 15:42 ...
The burial of Jesus refers to the entombment of the body of Jesus after his crucifixion before the eve of the sabbath.This event is described in the New Testament.According to the canonical gospel narratives, he was placed in a tomb by a councillor of the Sanhedrin named Joseph of Arimathea; [2] according to Acts 13:28–29, he was laid in a tomb by "the council as a whole". [3]
Articles relating to Joseph of Arimathea and his depictions. According to all four canonical gospels , he was the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion . The historical location of Arimathea is uncertain, although it has been identified with several towns.
Josephus, also called Josephe or Josephes, is the son of Joseph of Arimathea and an early keeper of the Holy Grail in some tellings of the Arthurian legend.He makes appearances in the Quest del Saint Graal section of the Lancelot-Grail cycle, but his story is fully told in the Estoire del Saint Grail (History of the Holy Grail), a prequel section written somewhat later. [1]
According to him, Joseph of Arimathea used the Grail (the Last Supper vessel) to catch the last drops of blood from the Christ's body as he hung on the cross. Joseph's family brought the Grail to the vaus d'Avaron , the valleys of Avaron in the west, which later writers changed to Avalon , identified with Glastonbury , where they guarded it ...
The St. Nicodemus and St. Joseph of Arimathea Church [1] is a Catholic church located in Ramla, the capital city of Central District in Israel. [2]The present church was built in the nineteenth century on a site that Christians claim that is the biblical Arimathea, the hometown of Joseph of Arimathea, a character who, according to the Gospel account, was the owner of the tomb in which the body ...
The identity of Arimathea is no longer known, but Joseph's ownership of a tomb makes clear he is from the Jerusalem area. Luke 23:51 unambiguously states that Arimathea was a "city in Judea." Matthew, as well as Mark and Luke, make no mention of Jesus preaching outside of Galilee before this final week, and imply that this was Jesus' first ...