Category:Joseph of Arimathea (subject)

Joseph of Arimathea was, according to Christian tradition, a wealthy sympathizer of Jesus of Nazareth, who provided for his burial after his crucifixion.

Joseph of Arimathea in ancient sources

Joseph of Arimathea is mentioned only in Christian sources.

The disciple of Jesus

Mark 15.43 - "Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the Council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus."

Matthew 27:53 - "When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.

Luke 25:50 - Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man,

John 19:38 - "After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body."

Later Christian traditon

A 9th-century legend (The Life of Mary Magdalene by Rabanus Maurus) connects Joseph of Arimathea with Lazarus and his sisters, Mary Magdalene, and other early Christian figures, and make them the first missionaries to France and England.