Tomb of Jesus
According to the Gospels, Jesus was laid out in a rock-cut tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea. Proposed candidates for the tomb include the rock-cut chamber underneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Talpiot Tomb, and the Garden Tomb.
Read more about this topic: Rock-cut Tombs In Israel
Famous quotes containing the words tomb of, tomb and/or jesus:
“Laid out for death, let thy last kindness be
With leaves and moss-work for to cover me:
And while the wood-nymphs my cold corpse inter,
Sing thou my dirge, sweet-warbling chorister!
For epitaph, in foliage, next write this:
Here, here the tomb of Robin Herrick is.”
—Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
“But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 24:11.
Response to women who describe the empty tomb of Jesus.
“D’Arrast: “Just tell me, has your good Jesus always answered your call?”
The Rooster: “Always, no, Captain.”
D’Arrast: “Well, then?”
The Rooster burst out in a fresh and childlike laugh: “Well, he is free, isn’t he?””
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)