Heidelberg Catechism, Question 41
Question 41
Why was he also “buried”?
Thereby to prove that he was really dead (1 Cor. 15;3, 4).
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
1 Corinthians 15:33For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
1 Corinthians 15:44that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Mark 15:42-4542Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
44Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
45When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
Acts 13:2929When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
Isaiah 53:99He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Source and edition
Heidelberg Catechism. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879. RCA English, E. R. Good & Bro., Tiffin, 1879
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