Thus, for John, “the Jews,” as puppet-masters, control Pilate. John 19:38 describes Joseph of Arimathea as Jesus’ disciple, but a “secret one because of his fear of the Jews.” The language divorces ...

A wealthy man, Joseph of Arimathea, appears on the scene: a rich man is able to pass through the eye of a needle, for God has given him the grace. He buries Jesus in his own empty tomb ...

Eventually, it was Nicodemus who reminded the Sanhedrin that Jesus had the right to a trial. Together with St. Joseph of Arimathea, he prepared Jesus' body and placed him in the tomb.

Looe Island is a place of legends: a commonly held, though not very ancient, belief being that Joseph of Arimathea was a tin trader who brought Jesus Christ here. Photo: Bernie Pettersen Comments ...

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre may have a shrine, but it is widely believed that Jesus Christ was actually ... ruins said to be the sepulcher of Joseph of Arimathea. Today, recent visitors ...