Burial of Jesus
event in the New Testament
The burial of Jesus refers to the burial or entombment of the body of Jesus after his crucifixion before the eve of the sabbath. This event is described in the New Testament. According to the canonical gospel narratives, he was placed in a tomb by a councillor of the Sanhedrin named Joseph of Arimathea; according to Acts 13:28–29, he was laid in a tomb by "the council as a whole". In art, it is often called the Entombment of Christ.
Biblical accounts
The earliest reference to a burial of Jesus is in a letter of Paul. Writing to the Corinthians around the year AD 54, he refers to the account he had received of the death and resurrection of Jesus ("and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures").
The four canonical gospels, likely written between 66 and 95, conclude with an extended narrative of Jesus's arrest, trial, crucifixion, entombment, and resurrection. They narrate how, on the evening of the Crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body; after Pilate granted his request, he wrapped it in a linen cloth and laid it in a tomb. According to Acts 13:28–29, "they" laid Jesus in a tomb. Some scholars assume that the antecedent of "they" was "their rulers" (Acts 13:27), leading to a belief that he was laid in a tomb by "the council as a whole".
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