Was nigh at hand (εγγυς ην). This tomb was outside of the city, near a road as the Cross was, and in a garden. The hill looked lik…

The Jews’ preparation day.—Compare John 19:14; John 19:31, and Excursus F: The Day of the Crucifixion of our Lord,<…

And wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden…

St. John Chrysostom: Joseph, thinking that the hatred of the Jews would be satisfied by the crucifixion, went with confidence …

The allusion to “the Jewish day of Preparation” creates the impression that the burial was hasty, though the amount of spices suggests that as far …

There laid they Jesus therefore
Because it was a new sepulchre, and no man had been ever laid there before; and some…

Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Christ in secret. Disciples should openly profess themselves; yet some, who in lesser trials have been fearfu…

1. After the Evangelist has told us about the crucifixion and death of Christ, he now turns to His burial, covering the following points: