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{{Short description|Former city of Judea}}<!-- {{For|the fictional character|Reborn (comics)#Characters}} -->
'''Arimathea''' ({{lang-grc|Ἀριμαθαία}}), according to the ], was "a city of ]" ({{bibleref2|Luke 23:51}}). It was reportedly the home town of ], who appears in all four Gospel accounts of the ] for having donated his new tomb outside ] to receive the body of ].

'''Arimathea''' or '''Arimathaea''' ({{langx|grc|Ἀριμαθέα}}) or '''Harimathaea''' or '''Harimathea''' ({{lang|grc|Ἁριμαθαία}}, ''Harimathaía'') was a purported city of ].<ref>{{bibleverse|Luke|23:51}}</ref> It was the reported home of ], who appears in all four Gospel accounts of the ] for having donated his new tomb outside ] to receive the body of ] (see Matt. 27:57–59; Mark 15:42–45; Luke 23:50–53; John 19:38–40). There is no external evidence for the existence of Arimathea, and some scholars suggest that it may have been a literary device used in the Gospel narrative.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=O'Collins |first1=Gerald |last2=Kendall |first2=Daniel |title=Did Joseph of Arimathea Exist? |journal=Biblica |volume=75 |issue=2 |year=1994 |pages=235-241 |publisher=Peeters Publishers |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42611381 |accessdate=12 December 2024}}</ref>


==Identification== ==Identification==
===Late Roman and Byzantine periods=== ===Roman era===
The historian ] of ], in his '']'' (144:28-29), identified it with ] and wrote that it is near Diospolis (now ]).<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, '''' (1971), pp. 1–75. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.</ref> Ramathaim-Zophim was a town in ], the birthplace of ], where ] came to him (], {{bibleref2|1 Sam. 1:1, 19}}). The Christian apologist and historian ] of ], in his '']'' (144:28–29), identified it with ] and wrote that it was near Diospolis (now ]).<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, '''' (1971), pp. 1–75. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.</ref> Ramathaim-Zophim was a town in ], the birthplace of ], where ] came to him (], {{bibleverse|1 Sam. 1:1, 19|multi=yes}}). He briefly describes it as follows:


<blockquote>Armthem Seipha (Sofim). City of Elcana and Samuel. It is situated (in the region of Thamna) near Diospolis. The home of Joseph who was from Arimathea in the Gospels.</blockquote>
⚫ Scholars of the Onomasticon have identified the Greek "Arimathea" as deriving from the ancient ] place name transliterated into Greek,<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, '''' (1971), pp. 1–75, note 144. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.</ref> as the older Hebrew place name "Ramathaim Sophim" attested in the ] (in addition to 1 Maccabees 11:34) was rendered into Greek in the ancient ] as Αρμαθαιμ Σιφα (Armathaim Sipha).<ref></ref>

⚫ Scholars of the ] have identified the Greek Arimathea as deriving from the ancient ] place name transliterated into Greek,<ref>Eusebius of Caesarea, '''' (1971), pp. 1–75, note 144. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.</ref> as the old Hebrew place name ] ({{langx|he|רמתיים-צופים}}) attested in the ] (in addition to 1 Maccabees 11:34) was rendered into Greek in the ancient ] as ''Armathaim Sipha'' ({{lang|grc|Αρμαθαιμ Σιφα}}).<ref></ref>

===Byzantine era===
The town of Arimathea or '''Armathema''' ({{lang|grc|‘Αρμαθεμη}}, ''Harmathemē'') appears on the 6th-century ]. Casanowicz argues for its identification with Beit Rima, now ] in the ].<ref>{{citation |url=https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/14554/USNMP-49_2111_1915.pdf |title=A Colored Drawing of the Medeba Map of Palestine in the United States National Museum |last=Casanowicz |first=I.M. }}.</ref>


===Crusader period=== ===Crusader period===
The ''Encyclopedia of Islam'' has argued that Crusaders identified ], a medieval town founded circa AD 705–715 by the ] on land in what had once been the allotment of ], with both Ramathaim and Arimathea, and changed the name of the town to Arimathea.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Islam'', article "al-Ramla".</ref> The Crusaders seem to have identified ] with both Ramathaim and Arimathea. Ramla was a medieval town founded around 705–715 by the ], and located on land in what had once been the allotment of ].<ref>''Encyclopedia of Islam'', article "al-Ramla".</ref>


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Latest revision as of 08:32, 12 December 2024

Former city of Judea

Arimathea or Arimathaea (Ancient Greek: Ἀριμαθέα) or Harimathaea or Harimathea (Ἁριμαθαία, Harimathaía) was a purported city of Judea. It was the reported home of Joseph of Arimathea, who appears in all four Gospel accounts of the Passion for having donated his new tomb outside Jerusalem to receive the body of Jesus (see Matt. 27:57–59; Mark 15:42–45; Luke 23:50–53; John 19:38–40). There is no external evidence for the existence of Arimathea, and some scholars suggest that it may have been a literary device used in the Gospel narrative.

Identification

Roman era

The Christian apologist and historian Eusebius of Caesarea, in his Onomasticon (144:28–29), identified it with Ramathaim-Zophim and wrote that it was near Diospolis (now Lod). Ramathaim-Zophim was a town in Ephraim, the birthplace of Samuel, where David came to him (First Book of Samuel, 1 Sam. 1:1, 19). He briefly describes it as follows:

Armthem Seipha (Sofim). City of Elcana and Samuel. It is situated (in the region of Thamna) near Diospolis. The home of Joseph who was from Arimathea in the Gospels.

Scholars of the Onomasticon have identified the Greek Arimathea as deriving from the ancient Hebrew place name transliterated into Greek, as the old Hebrew place name Ramathaim-Zophim (Hebrew: רמתיים-צופים) attested in the Hebrew Bible (in addition to 1 Maccabees 11:34) was rendered into Greek in the ancient Septuagint as Armathaim Sipha (Αρμαθαιμ Σιφα).

Byzantine era

The town of Arimathea or Armathema (‘Αρμαθεμη, Harmathemē) appears on the 6th-century Madaba Map. Casanowicz argues for its identification with Beit Rima, now Bani Zeid in the West Bank.

Crusader period

The Crusaders seem to have identified Ramla with both Ramathaim and Arimathea. Ramla was a medieval town founded around 705–715 by the Umayyads, and located on land in what had once been the allotment of Dan.

References

  1. Luke 23:51
  2. O'Collins, Gerald; Kendall, Daniel (1994). "Did Joseph of Arimathea Exist?". Biblica. 75 (2). Peeters Publishers: 235–241. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. Eusebius of Caesarea, Onomasticon (1971), pp. 1–75. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.
  4. Eusebius of Caesarea, Onomasticon (1971), pp. 1–75, note 144. Translated by Carl Umhau Wolf.
  5. Septuagint (LXX) translation of 1 Kings 1
  6. Casanowicz, I.M., A Colored Drawing of the Medeba Map of Palestine in the United States National Museum (PDF).
  7. Encyclopedia of Islam, article "al-Ramla".
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