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The crucifixion of Jesus
Jesus was crucified outside Jerusalem at Golgotha under Pontius Pilate. He died after several hours on the cross and was buried in a nearby tomb before the Sabbath. The Gospels present His death as the sacrifice for the sins of the world.
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Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth is the center of the Christian faith and of FaithGraph. The Gospels present Him as the promised Messiah of Israel, the eternal Word made flesh, who taught, healed, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, rose bodily on the third day, and commissioned His followers to carry the good news to all nations.
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Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy member of the council who had not agreed to its verdict against Jesus and who, John says, was a disciple in secret. After the crucifixion he asked Pilate for the body, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in his own new rock-cut tomb before the Sabbath.
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Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was a follower of Jesus from whom, Luke says, seven demons had gone out. She was present at the crucifixion, went to the tomb early on the first day of the week, and in John's account was the first person to see the risen Jesus and to announce it to the disciples.
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Nicodemus
Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a leader of the Jews who came to Jesus at night and heard that a person must be born again to see the kingdom of God. He later urged the council to give Jesus a hearing and, after the crucifixion, brought spices to help Joseph of Arimathea bury Him.
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Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman prefect of Judea who presided over the trial of Jesus. The Gospels record that he found no basis for a charge, yet handed Jesus over to be crucified under pressure from the crowd and the religious leaders.
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Golgotha
Golgotha, meaning Place of the Skull, was the site just outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified. The Gospels give its name but not a precise location, and two sites in modern Jerusalem are proposed.
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Isaiah 53:9
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Connections around The burial of Jesus
The crucifixion of Jesus precedes The burial of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe burial follows the death the same evening, before the Sabbath.
Evidence:Jesus participates in The burial of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe body of Jesus is taken down, wrapped, and laid in the tomb.
Evidence:Joseph of Arimathea participates in The burial of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceJoseph asks Pilate for the body and lays it in his own new tomb.
Evidence:Mary Magdalene participates in The burial of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceMary Magdalene sees where the body is laid.
Evidence:Mary Magdalene witnesses The burial of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceMary Magdalene watches where He is laid; the women from Galilee see the tomb.
Evidence:Nicodemus participates in The burial of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceNicodemus brings myrrh and aloes and helps wrap the body.
Evidence:Pontius Pilate participates in The burial of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidencePilate grants the body to Joseph after confirming the death, and later permits a guard at the tomb.
Evidence:The burial of Jesus occurs at Golgotha
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceJohn says the tomb was in a garden at the place where Jesus was crucified.
Evidence:The burial of Jesus is read as fulfilling Isaiah 53:9
Historic Christian readingMedium confidenceIsaiah's servant is assigned a grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death; Christians have long read Jesus' burial in the tomb of the rich Joseph of Arimathea as this. No New Testament text cites the verse for the burial, so it is labeled a historic reading.
Evidence:Other responsible views
- Servant song as a whole: The New Testament applies Isaiah 53 to Jesus explicitly (Luke 22:37, Acts 8:32-35, 1 Peter 2:22-25) without singling out verse 9 for the burial; some readers see the burial detail as part of that larger fulfillment rather than a separate one.