Who buried Jesus and why didn't they testify as to the disposition of the body?
Who buried Jesus and why didn't they testify as to the disposition of the body? Let's find out. Answer: The evangelists, writing between forty and seventy years after the crucifixion, name Joseph of Arimathaea (John adds Nicodemus) as the person who buries Jesus. The disciples must have considered him with deep suspicion. Their attitude toward Joseph and those who assisted him is reflected in an antagonistic passage directed against the population of Jerusalem and its rulers sometime after the
Zalman Kravitz