| Most people know him as the man who,
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| | Joseph, with twelve disciples, to
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| according to the Gospels, donated his own
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| | establish Christianity in the most
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| prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus
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| | far-flung corner of the Roman Empire: the
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| after Jesus was crucified. Joseph of
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| | Island of Britain. Many historians say
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| Arimathea is venerated as a saint by the
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| | that this happened just three years after
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| Catholic, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox and
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| | the death of Jesus, the Christ. It was
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| some Anglican churches. But, let's look,
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| | said that Joseph achieved his wealth in
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| as Paul Harvey says, "at the rest of the
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| | the metals trade, and in the course of
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| story". Let's talk "Uncle Joe".
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| | conducting his business, he probably
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| Joseph (from Arimathea) was the younger
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| | became acquainted with Britain, at least
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| brother of Mary's father.
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| | the south-western parts of it.
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| He was also one of the wealthest men IN
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| | The connection between Glastonbury and
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| THE WORLD which is why he could get an
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| | Jerusalem as centers of religious can't
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| immediate appointment with Pilate and ask
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| | be overlooked.
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| for the rights to the body of Jesus
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| | The Druids (as early as 1800BCE) held
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| (Matthew 27:57-60). Money talks baby!
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| | "beliefs" that looked almost the same a
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| It's also said that Uncle Joe was a
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| | Judaic beliefs. Both groups were looking
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| member of the Sanhedrin and a close
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| | for a savior, a Messiah. The Druids
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| counselor to Jesus.
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| | called their savior (before Jesus now)
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| Joseph is also referenced in many of the
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| | Yesu. In fact, one of the biggest
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| apocryphal and non-canonical accounts
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| | arguments at the Council of Nicea was the
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| such as the Acts of Pilate, given the
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| | NAME that Constantine wanted to call
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| medieval title Gospel of Nicodemus and
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| | Jesus. The Druids also had a mystery
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| The Narrative of Joseph, and early church
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| | school steeped in Kaballah teachings.
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| historians such as Irenaeus (125 - 189),
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| | Gnosticism lived on in spite of
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| Hippolytus (170 - 236), Tertullian (155 -
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| | Constantine!
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| 222), and Eusebius (260 - 340) added
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| | It's said that Uncle Joe lived about 50
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| details not in the canonical accounts.
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| | years after the death of Jesus and his
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| It's also reported that Joseph was likely
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| | contributions to Jesus were called the
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| one of the Seventy Apostles appointed in
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| | "Golden Age Of Christianity". Mary is
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| Luke 10.
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| | said to have ben buried in Glastonbury in
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| Where was Jesus for 28+ years (from
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| | an old church school. Joseph's tomb stone
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| 2-30)?
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| | reads "I came to Briton after I buried
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| Many legends have him in the East in
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| | Christ. I taught. I rest." The apostle
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| India and Tibet. Others have Him in
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| | John was the last to die and he too was
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| England with Uncle Joe and mother Mary.
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| | buried in Glastonbury at the ripe old age
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| Maybe he was in both. Maybe He was in
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| | of 101.
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| neither. But, let's look at some
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| | Last but not least, most historians give
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| historical interests.
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| | credit to Uncle Joe for establishing the
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| Apocryphal legend supplies us with a
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| | first "Christian church" in Britain (not
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| story claiming that Joseph accompanied
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| | Jerusalem). Give credit to the Vatican
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| the Apostle Philip, Lazarus, Mary
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| | for officially recognizing Glastonbury,
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| Magdalene (there's that woman again-
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| | England as the first church- three years
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| stories will get started you know) &
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| | after the death of Jesus. God is still
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| others on a preaching mission to Gaul.
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| | revealing things to those who don't know
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| Lazarus & Mary stayed in Marseilles,
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| | it all.
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| while the others travelled north.
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| | And that's SOME of "the rest of the
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| At the English Channel, St. Philip sent
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| | story".
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