Which person from Jerusalem asked for Jesus' body and provided burial?

Which person from Jerusalem asked for Jesus' body and provided burial?

• A. He was a tax collector who financed Jesus' ministry
• B. He was a rich Jewish man from Jerusalem who asked for Jesus' body and gave him a proper Jewish Burial
• C. He was a fisherman who followed Jesus
• D. He denied Jesus

Answer: (B)

The person who asked for Jesus’ body and provided burial is Joseph of Arimathea. He was a wealthy Jewish man from Jerusalem and a member of the Jewish council who, after Jesus’ death, bravely went to Pilate to request the body. He then placed Jesus in his own unused tomb, preparing Him with a proper burial according to Jewish customs. This act shows both reverence for Jesus and a willingness to identify with Him publicly, even though it could bring political or social risk. That detailed action—asking for the body and providing a burial in a new tomb he owned—fits the described figure precisely. The other descriptions do not match the specific event of retrieving the body and giving it a respectful burial.

The person who asked for Jesus’ body and provided burial is Joseph of Arimathea. He was a wealthy Jewish man from Jerusalem and a member of the Jewish council who, after Jesus’ death, bravely went to Pilate to request the body. He then placed Jesus in his own unused tomb, preparing Him with a proper burial according to Jewish customs. This act shows both reverence for Jesus and a willingness to identify with Him publicly, even though it could bring political or social risk.

That detailed action—asking for the body and providing a burial in a new tomb he owned—fits the described figure precisely. The other descriptions do not match the specific event of retrieving the body and giving it a respectful burial.