Tag: anoint
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Why did the women want to anoint Jesus after his body had already been laid in the tomb
After Jesus’ death on the cross, Joseph of Arimathea went to the Roman governor Pilate to request Jesus’ body. Nicodemus, the Pharisee who had visited Jesus at night to ask questions about God’s Kingdom, accompanied Joseph. The two men wer…
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How could Nicodemeus anoint Jesus body with spices after the women left, if the stone was already in place?
John 19:38-40 – Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body. Nicodemus, who…