The full text of "Luke" ( or whoever ) says:
"50 And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good and righteous man 51 (he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;"
Even allowing that the word "polis" can mean something less than a "city" as we know it the simple fact remains that there is no such city/town of the Jews. It was not known in antiquity and it is not known to archaeology.
It's fiction.
Now, what can we say about someone from a "fictional" town?
"50 And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good and righteous man 51 (he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;"
Even allowing that the word "polis" can mean something less than a "city" as we know it the simple fact remains that there is no such city/town of the Jews. It was not known in antiquity and it is not known to archaeology.
It's fiction.
Now, what can we say about someone from a "fictional" town?
