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Joseph of Arimathea

A rich and respected member of the Council who was a disciple of Jesus; he asked Pilate for the body and laid it in his own new tomb.

  • Knew Jesus personally

Awaiting theological review

What we know — and how

Scripture tells us

  • All four Gospels tell how he asked Pilate for the body of Jesus and buried it; Matthew says the tomb was his own, newly hewn in rock.(Matthew 27:57–60; Mark 15:43–46; Luke 23:50–53; John 19:38)

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