What was the relationship between Joseph of Arimathea and Jesus?
Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus. After the cross, he wrapped him in a clean linen cloth and laid him in his new tomb. Matthew 27:57-60
What the Bible says
Matthew 27:57
And when it was evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.
Matthew 27:60
And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument, and went his way.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
What the Church teaches
The Creed says that Jesus “was crucified, died and was buried.”
Apostles’ Creed · Catechism of the Catholic Church
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