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	Arthurian Biographies: Ambrosius Aurelianus
		Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy disciple of Jesus, who, according to the book of Matthew 27:57-60, asked Pontius Pilate for permission to take Jesus' dead body in order to prepare it for burial.
		It was said that Joseph achieved his wealth in the metals trade, and in the course of conducting his business, he probably became acquainted with Britain, at least the south-western parts of it.
		Joseph met with the local ruler, Arviragus, and soon secured himself twelve hides of land at Glastonbury on which to build the first monastery in Britain.
	www.britannia.com /history/biographies/joseph.html (579 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea
		He was born at Arimathea -- hence his surname -- "a city of Judea" (Luke, xxiii, 51), which is very likely identical with Ramatha, the birthplace of the Prophet Samuel, although several scholars prefer to identify it with the town of Ramleh.
		The Greek Church celebrates the feast of Joseph of Arimathea on 31 July, and the Roman Church on 17 March.
		Finally, the story of the translation of the body of Joseph of Arimathea from Jerusalem to Moyenmonstre (Diocese of Toul) originated late and is unreliable.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/j/joseph_of_arimathea.html (384 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea
		Joseph of Arimathea was referred to by the Romans as 'Nobilis Decurio' or Minister of Mines to the Roman Government.
		Joseph of Arimathea was not one of the original 12 apostles, but he was a disciple of Jesus and was an important man in his own right.
		Joseph of Arimathea, not Mary Jesus' mother, not Mary Magdalene, or any of the apostles were entrusted with the act of taking Jesus down from the cross.
	www.allaboutjesuschrist.org /joseph-of-arimathea-faq.htm (794 words)

	BibleMaster.com - Study Aids - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		Joseph of Arimathea--a place the locality of which is doubtful, but lying probably to the Northwest of Jerusalem--was a "rich man" (Matthew 27:57), "a councilor of honorable estate," or member of the Sanhedrin (Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50), "a good and righteous man....
		With the assistance of Nicodemus he wound it in fine linen with spices (compare Matthew 27:57, Joseph was a "rich man") and brought it to the new sepulcher in the garden near the place of His crucifixion.
		According to this Joseph, "the friend of Pilate and the Lord," was present at the trial of Jesus, and immediately upon its conclusion besought of Pilate that he might have the body for burial.
	www.biblemaster.com /bible/ency/isb/view.asp?number=5146 (383 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea
		Joseph of Arimathea was the Virgin Mary's Uncle (younger brother of her father according to the Talmud).
		Joseph, with many disciples traveled from the holy land by Phoenician boat and landed at Marseilles (a Phoenician trading post), in the Vienoise province of the Gauls (France) in the year 35 AD.
		Joseph of Arimathea died at Glastonbury on July 27th, A.D. 82, and on his tombstone was written, in Latin, "After I had buried the Christ, I came to the Isles of the West; I taught; I entered into my rest." - Cressy, the Benedictine Monk and historian.
	www.nobsnews.org /subpagejoseph.html (1535 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea
		Joseph, Mark tells us, was a respected member of the Sanhedrin, the body of Jewish men who ruled the Jews and constituted their High Court of Justice.
		Joseph was among those of whom John says in his Gospel (12:42), "many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God."
		Joseph was afraid because they had the power to strip him of his position, his place.
	www2.eis.net.au /~paulh/tgijosarim.htm (1602 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA: A wealthy and pious member of the Sanhedrin who begged the body of Jesus and laid it in his own tomb, which had not hitherto been used--a fact in which the Evangelists evidently see symbolic significance.
		Arimathea is probably to be identified with Ramah or Ramathaim (Josh.
		Won by the preaching of Jesus concerning the kingdom of God, Joseph openly joined himself to the disciples of Jesus, and he did not consent to the judgment of the Sanhedrin.
	www.ccel.org /s/schaff/encyc/encyc06/htm/iii.lvii.cxviii.htm (546 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Joseph is the wealthy Jew to whose care the body of Christ is given for burial, and who, according to some stories, also comes to possess the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper.
		Joseph was said to have brought the Holy Grail, containing Christ's blood, to Glastonbury after the Crucifixion.
		It is said that Joseph struck his staff into the ground where he first landed and the staff took root and blossomed out into a flowering thorn, which still mysteriously blooms twice a year.
	www.shcsc.k12.in.us /arthur/JOSOFA.HTM (1195 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea
		After 40 years of imprisonment, charged with spiriting away the body from the tomb, profane history and family records show that Joseph and his entire family [consisting of wife and 8 children] with Philip, Lazarus, Mary Magdelene, and Martha, with their servants, were exiled.
		Arbiagus, the King, gave Joseph a warm reception, and Joseph built a church named it after his native home, Arimathea, and preached in the church many years, he died and was buried in it's church yard.
		Here in the English meadow Joseph of Arimathea is said to have built England's first church of plaited oziers.
	footprints.org /5-001003.htm (502 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Joseph of Arimathea was, along with Nicodemus, a member of the Sanhedrin and a secret disciple of Jesus, according to the canonical gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John).
		Even later legends state that Joseph was in fact Jesus' uncle, that he was a tin merchant, and as tin was most plentiful in Cornwall, he took the young Jesus to visit Britain ca.
		Some (see Holy Blood, Holy Grail) identify Joseph with Lazarus, Lazarus' sister Mary with Mary Magdalene, and tie it all up into a neat little package about a secret bloodline descended of Jesus, meant to rule on the thrones of England and France.
	www.maryjones.us /jce/joseph.html (374 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Joseph of Arimathea
		He was born at Arimathea -- hence his surname -- "a city of Judea" (Luke 23:51), which is very likely identical with Ramatha, the birthplace of the Prophet Samuel, although several scholars prefer to identify it with the town of Ramleh.
		On account of this secret allegiance to Jesus, he did not consent to His condemnation by the Sanhedrin (Luke 23:51), and was most likely absent from the meeting which sentenced Jesus to death (cf.
		Unmindful therefore of all personal danger, a danger which was indeed considerable under the circumstances, he boldly requested from Pilate the Body of Jesus, and was successful in his request (Mark 15:43-45).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08520a.htm (376 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea
		A. Joseph of Arimathea is a Bible character who is often overlooked.
		Arimathea is believed to be a small city in Judea, not far from Jerusalem.
		Joseph was a secret disciple, but he became bold.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /davidriggs01/joseph-a.htm (739 words)

	Daily Bible Study - Joseph Of Arimathea
		"Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action.
		He came from the Judean town of Arimathea and he was waiting for The Kingdom of God.
		The women [see Mary and Mary of Magdala] who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how His body was laid in it.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/josearim.htm (296 words)

	Lay for the Day: 31st July
		In the eastern Church, today is the feast day of Joseph of Arimathea, the wealthy Jew who begged the body of Jesus from the Roman authorities, providing a new-made tomb for his burial, and the spices for his embalming.
		Another part of the legend has Joseph returning to Glastonbury after the Crucifixion and bringing with him the relics which are called collectively the Holy Grail – the cup which Jesus shared with the disciples at the Last Supper and the spear which pierced his side on the cross.
		Joseph is the patron saint of gravediggers, cemetery keepers, undertakers and all such who deal with the dead.
	www.touched.co.uk /lays/07_jul31.html (432 words)

	Joseph of Arimathea
		"Joseph of Arimathea, a distinguished member of the council, who was himself awaiting the kingdom of God, came and courageously went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
		He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea and was awaiting the kingdom of God.
		There they tell the legend of Joseph of Arimathea who they claimed was the "uncle of the Virgin Mary" who took the teenaged Jesus on a business trip to his tin mine in England.
	www.saintbrigid.net /cross/arimathea.html (496 words)

	EBK: St. Joseph of Arimathea
		Apocryphal legend, however, supplies us with the rest of his story by claiming that Joseph accompanied the Apostle Philip, Lazarus, Mary Magdalene and others on a preaching mission to Gaul.
		Lazarus and Mary stayed in Marseilles, while the others travelled north.
		One legend goes on to suggest that Joseph hid the "Grail" in Chalice Well at Glastonbury for safe-keeping.
	www.earlybritishkingdoms.com /bios/joseph.html (578 words)

	Joseph of Arimathaea
		ow there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, had not agreed to their plan and action.
		He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God.
		This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
	www.io.com /~kellywp/LesserFF/Aug/Arimathea.html (510 words)

	St. Joseph of Arimathea Episcopal Church - Hendersonville, Tennessee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Joseph of Arimathea Episcopal Church - Hendersonville, Tennessee
		I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb...crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
		Copyright © 2002-2004 St. Joseph of Arimathea Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, TN.
	www.stjosephofarimathea.org (93 words)

	St. Joseph of Arimathea, Berkeley, CA - a traditional anglican, episcopal seminary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Joseph of Arimathea, Berkeley, CA - a traditional anglican, episcopal seminary
		Saint Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College, in Berkeley, California, is the seminary of the Anglican Province of Christ the King, a nationwide body of Christian Churches dedicated to maintaining traditional Episcopalian faith and practice in the United States.
		The 2005 Fall semester course schedule has been updated.
	www.anglicanpck.org /seminary (59 words)

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		The miners were great inventors of reasons to celebrate, this one being a rebellion against the rule that only water was to be drunk during work time.
		Cornwall has long been a centre of tin mining, known even to ancient Phoenician traders who travelled from the Mediterranean to Britain for the tin they sold in North Africa, the Middle East and other areas of their influence.
		We know from the Bible that Joseph was a wealthy man (he provided the tomb that Jesus was buried in), and he could quite feasibly have travelled to the British Isles.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/jan24.html (3447 words)

	James "the Just", REAL Joseph of Arimathea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There was more than on "Joseph of Arimathea"
		Another name used by both was "Joseph the
		When the later, younger person held this position he was
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