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Joseph of Arimathea appears in each of the four Gospels (Matthew 27:57-61, Mark 15:42-47, Luke 23:50-54 and John 19:38-42) specifically around the time of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial. These short verses in the Gospels reveal a surprising amount of information relating to Joseph of Arimathea and his characteristics which we will explore below.
There were some Pharisees who became followers of Jesus. The most well-known are Nicodemus (John 3) and Joseph of Arimathea who provided a gravesite for Jesus (Mark 15:32). Some Pharisees warned Jesus about a plot to kill him (Luke 13). A few invited Jesus home for a meal (Luke 7) —a risky thing for Pharisees to do in those days.
Finally, after Jesus’ death, Nicodemus boldly and publicly removes Jesus’ body from the cross and helps lay it in Joseph of Arimathea’s tomb. Nicodemus also personally provides approximately 100 pounds of costly spices for Jesus’ burial. Nicodemus now is no longer acting in secret. He is fully supporting Jesus and His cause.
Barnabas was a Levite from Cyprus. His real name was Joseph, but the apostles nicknamed him Barnabas meaning “son of encouragement,” because he loved to encourage others. Barnabas’ name appears 23 times in Acts, and 5 times in the letters of Paul. >> Get your free Bible study guide: A bridge to a satisfying life. 14 facts to know about ...
Mary = Mother of Jesus and wife of Joseph. Peter = A disciple of Christ who had a fiery temper. John = The youngest disciple of Jesus. Paul = Wrote many letters to the early Christian Church. Old Testament Bible characters. Abraham = Left his home traveling to a land God showed him. Adam = First man created on this earth. He later ate from the ...
The Bible was written over a period of about 1500 years and is comprised of 66 books.
Gamaliel was an influential Pharisee and an expert of the law in the Jewish religion during the days of the Apostolic Church.
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The Ten Commandments were written by God upon two tablets of stone and then given to Moses on Mount Sinai. The record of the Ten Commandments can be found in the Bible, both in Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21.
11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.