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'''Nicodemus''' was, according to Christian tradition, a sympathizer of [[Jesus of Nazareth]] at Jerusalem. | '''Nicodemus''' was, according to Christian tradition, a sympathizer of [[Jesus of Nazareth]] at Jerusalem. | ||
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*Then he defended Jesus when some high priests and Pharisees wanted to arrest him, by reminding them of the rights that the Law gives to the accused. | *Then he defended Jesus when some high priests and Pharisees wanted to arrest him, by reminding them of the rights that the Law gives to the accused. | ||
*Finally, he was the one who assisted [[Joseph of Arimathea]] in preparing the corpse of Jesus for burial, after the crucifixion; see [[Burial of Jesus]]. | *Finally, he was the one who assisted [[Joseph of Arimathea]] in preparing the corpse of Jesus for burial, after the crucifixion; see [[Burial of Jesus]]. | ||
Later Christian traditions would give him a role also in the [[Burial of Stephen]]. | |||
== Nicodemus in ancient sources == | == Nicodemus in ancient sources == | ||
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Nicodemus was, according to Christian tradition, a sympathizer of Jesus of Nazareth at Jerusalem.
< Meeting with Nicodemus -- Burial of Jesus -- Burial of Stephen >
Overview
Nicodemus appears only in the Gospel of John, where he is introduced as "a Pharisee... a leader of the Jews... a teacher of Israel." He is present in three episodes:
- First, he visited Jesus one night to listen to his teachings (John 3:1-21); see Meeting with Nicodemus.
- Then he defended Jesus when some high priests and Pharisees wanted to arrest him, by reminding them of the rights that the Law gives to the accused.
- Finally, he was the one who assisted Joseph of Arimathea in preparing the corpse of Jesus for burial, after the crucifixion; see Burial of Jesus.
Later Christian traditions would give him a role also in the Burial of Stephen.
Nicodemus in ancient sources
All references to Nicodemus are in the Gospel of John.
- Nicodemus (sources) -- survey of ancient sources
Nicodemus in literature & the arts
Nicodemus figures prominently in the Christian iconography of the Deposition in which he and Joseph of Arimathea are shown removing the dead Jesus of Nazareth from the cross, often with the aid of a ladder.
The meeting between Jesus and Nicodemus is less often depicted in traditional iconography. In modern movies on Jesus of Nazareth, the episode offers the opportunity for a cameo by renowned actors, such as Joseph Schildkraut in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965 Stevens), film, or Laurence Olivier in Jesus of Nazareth (1977 Zeffirelli), film.
- See Nicodemus (arts) -- survey of fictional works
Nicodemus in scholarship
- See Nicodemus (research) -- survey of scholarly works
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Pages in category "Nicodemus (subject)"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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- Sketches of Jewish Life in the First Century: Nicodemus; Gamaliel (1891 Strong), novel
- Christ and Nicodemus (1896 Uhde), art
- Nikodemus (1952 Schaper), novel
- (+) Listy Nikodema (The Letters of Nicodemus / 1953 Dobraczynski), novel
- Who Came by Night (1971 Roland), novel
- Il dialogo con Nicodemo (1974 Gaeta), book
- The Man Who Buried Jesus (1989 Walsh), novel
- Nicodème (1997 Chevalley), novel