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History Forum / General / British History / March 2008Arimathea
An Easter UK TV prog portrayed Joseph of Arimathea as a negro. Intrigued, I could then find no reason for this? Even more intriguing, I found that the town(?) of Arimathea is also unknown today, apart from the fact that it was in Judea. Seems odd for such a central biblical figure. Anyone have any deeper knowledge or thoughts? >An Easter UK TV prog portrayed Joseph of Arimathea as a negro. >Intrigued, I could then find no reason for this? >Even more intriguing, I found that the town(?) of Arimathea is also unknown >today, apart from the fact that it was in Judea. >Seems odd for such a central biblical figure. >Anyone have any deeper knowledge or thoughts? In this newsgroup? Unlikely. Joseph might have got a touch of the tar brush from Simon of Cyrene, who is sometimes portrayed as black because Cyrene happens to be on the north coast of Africa: http://www.uga.edu/cc/stations/station5.jpg James > An Easter UK TV prog portrayed Joseph of Arimathea as a negro. > Intrigued, I could then find no reason for this? They also had Pilate as Irish Colin Bignell > An Easter UK TV prog portrayed Joseph of Arimathea as a negro. > Intrigued, I could then find no reason for this? > Even more intriguing, I found that the town(?) of Arimathea is also unknown > today, apart from the fact that it was in Judea. > Seems odd for such a central biblical figure. > Anyone have any deeper knowledge or thoughts? Arimathea, according to the Gospel of Luke (xxiii. 51), was "a city of Judea". It was the home town of Joseph of Arimathea, who appears in accounts of the Passion for having donated his new tomb outside of Jerusalem for the body of Jesus. Arimathea is often held to be another name for Ramathaim-Zophim in Ephraim, the birth-place of Samuel, where David came to Samuel. (1 Sam. 1:1, 19), Others identify it with Ramlah in Dan, or Ramah in Benjamin. (Matt. 2:18) wiki wisdom |
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