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Joseph of Arimathea Defies Rome to Burial of Jesus
In Jerusalem Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy and influential landholder, asks Pilate for Jesus body after the crucifixion. He and Nicodemus wash anoint and entomb the body in a limestone tomb, sealing the rock with guards amid growing belief in the resurrection as prophesied.
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