Nicodemus_ben_Gurion
Nicodemus ben Gurion
Figure in the Talmud and the New Testament
Nicodemus ben Gurion (Hebrew: נַקְדִּימוֹן בֶּן־גּוּרְיוֹן, romanized: Naqdīmōn ben-Gūryōn), also called Buni (Hebrew: בּוּנִי, romanized: Būnī) was a wealthy Jewish man who lived in Jerusalem in the 1st century AD. He is believed by most scholars to be the Nicodemus mentioned in the Gospel of John.[1] Elsewhere he is discussed in Josephus' history, The Jewish War,[2] and later, rabbinic works: Lamentations Rabbah,[3] Ecclesiastes Rabbah,[4] the Babylonian Talmud,[5][6] and Avot of Rabbi Natan.[7]