Who were the parents of Joseph of Arimathea?
Who is the true father of Jesus?
Summary of Jesus’ life
He was born to Joseph and Mary sometime between 6 bce and shortly before the death of Herod the Great (Matthew 2; Luke 1:5) in 4 bce. According to Matthew and Luke, however, Joseph was only legally his father.
Who was Jesus’s actual father?
It has been suggested that this article be merged with Tiberius Julius Abdes Pantera. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2021. Panthera is the name of a soldier said by Celsus to be Jesus’ real father and referred to in passages on Jesus in the Talmud and the Toledot Yeshu.
How old was Jesus when Joseph died?
As for Jesus, he was probably somewhere between 12 and 19 years old when Joseph of Nazareth died.
Where is Joseph of Arimathea from?
Does Jesus have a brother?
Jesus’ brothers and sisters
The New Testament names James the Just, Joses, Simon, and Jude as the brothers (Greek adelphoi) of Jesus (Mark 6:3, Matthew 13:55, John 7:3, Acts 1:13, 1 Corinthians 9:5).
Where is Arimathea now?
The historian Eusebius of Caesarea, in his Onomasticon (144:28-29), identified it with Ramathaim-Zophim and wrote that it is near Diospolis (now Lod).