2009-10-02T15:19:24-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/arimathea/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2027:57-60&version=NIV 2009-10-02T15:19:24-05:00 After Jesus died on the cross, his body was taken by Joseph of Arimathea and placed in a tomb. The tomb was to be Joseph's, but he gave it up to be Jesus' burial spot.