# What did Jesus tomb look like? #### (2015) - Jodi Magness **Link**:: https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/32/1/7 **DOI**:: **Links**:: **Tags**:: #paper **Cite Key**:: [@Magness2015-wt] ### Abstract ``` According to the Gospels, Jesus died and was removed from the cross on a Friday afternoon, the eve of the Jewish Sabbath. A wealthy follower named Joseph of Arimathea requested Pontius Pilate’s permission to remove Jesus’ body from the cross and bury him before sundown, in accordance with Jewish law. Because there was no time to prepare a grave before the Sabbath, Joseph placed Jesus’ body in his own family’s tomb. ``` ### Notes