Gospels---- People and Places

1. Multiple choice: Who came to the tomb early in the morning and found the stone had been taken away? (a) Mary, Jesus' mother; (b) Simon Peter; or (c) Mary Magdalene.

2. What two men were responsible for preparing Jesus' body for burial? (a) Peter and John; (b) Nicodemus and John; or (c) Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea.

3. After the Crucifixion, what secret disciple of Jesus asked Pilate if he could take Jesus' body away?
(a) Joseph of Arimathea; (b) Nicodemus; or (c) Caiaphas.

1. (c) Mary Magdalene (John 20:1).

 

2. (c) Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea (John 19:38-40). Both of these men seem to first declare their allegiance to Jesus after His death.

 

3. (a) Joseph of Arimathea (John 19:38). Joseph was a wealthy man who had a new tomb he could give for Jesus' burial (v. 41).