Template:Joseph of Arimathea
Besides providing a tomb for the body of Jesus,[1] according to the Talmud, Joseph of Arimathea[2] was the younger brother of Joachim the father of Mary and therefore Jesus' Great uncle.[3] Joseph of Arimathea, son of Matthat (Mathat) ben Levi of Arimathea, was also the "Nobilis Decurio" (Minister of Mines) of the Roman Empire, among other titles, as stated by Jerome and earlier sources. This would have meant he was charged with overseeing the mining operations of the Roman Empire and would have been one of the richest men in the known world. The Patriarch of Constantinople wrote that Joseph was one of the Seventy Apostles appointed in Luke 10. While he was a member of the original Sanhedrin Jesus as king could appoint his own Sanhedrin.
- ↑ Matthew 27:57 ¶ When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
- ↑ Son of Matthat Son of Levi ben Melchi and Esthra / Estha
- Husband of Anna bat Simon, of Arimathea and Alyuba bat Eléazar
- Father of bet Joseph
- Brother of Saint Joachim and Bianca
- Half brother of JoAnna of Arimathea; Heli ben Matat and Gjora
- ↑ George F. Jowett, "The Drama of the Lost Disciples", (p.18). The "Harlein Manuscripts" (38-59f, 1936) appears to support this claims.