Life Of Christ - Passion

Question 0

Jesus predicts his death (continued)

Answer 0

Son of man must go to Jerusalem
Betrayed into the hands of men
Suffered many things at the hands of the elders (reject by)
Chief priests (rejected by)/teachers of the law (rejected by)
Condemns him to death/turn him over to the Gentiles mock him/spit on him/flogged
Be killed
Spoke plainly about these things/disciples did not understand
Hidden from them/did not grasp it/afraid to ask him

Question 1

Jesus predicts his death

Answer 1

Matthew Mark Luke John

16: 21 (#1) 8:31-32 (#1) 9:21-22 (#1) 12:20-27 (#1)
17: 22 (#2) 9:30-32 (#2) 9:43b-45 (#2)
20: 17-19 (#3) 10:32-34 (#3) 18:31-34 (#3)

Question 2

Triggers to the Passion

Answer 2

Death of Lazarus
Anointing of Bethany
   A disciple abhors the waste
Difficult discourse of Jesus
   Parable of the Tenants - against Pharisees
   Marriage at the resurrection - against Saducees 
Cleansing of the Temple
   Romans feared a riot

Question 3

Eight days that changed the world

Answer 3

Sunday: triumphal entry, return to Bethany
Monday: fig tree cursed, Greeks seek Jesus
Tuesday: fig tree withered, leaders challenge Jesus, the Olivet discourse
Wednesday: judas deals with leaders
Thursday: Peter and John prepare the Passover meal, Passover, upper room discourse
Friday: arrest trials, cross
Saturday: sabbath
Sunday: Jesus resurrected, Jesus visits the upper room

Question 4

Olivet discourse - setting

Answer 4

The day: Tuesday of Passover week
Jesus had cleared the temple court the day before
The disciples had admired the beauty of the temple built by Herod the Great
Jesus had predicted the temple’s destruction
Jesus and His disciples were looking at the temple from the Mount of Olives

Question 5

Olivet discourse - Matthew 24-25

Answer 5

Disciples question
Events before Christ's return
Sign of the fig tree
Warnings in parables
Events following Christ's return

Question 6

Jesus’ Last Seder

Answer 6

The cup of blessing and the cup of plagues
The first half of the “Hallel” (psalms 113-114)
The supper
The cup of redemption (“this is my blood”)
The cup of praise (“I will not drink”)
The second half of the “Hallel” (psalms 115-118)
“When they had sung a hymn, they went out…”

Question 7

The “Hallel”

Answer 7

As sung with the Passover
Before the meal: 113-114
After the meal: 115-118
These psalms celebrated Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, made possible by applying the blood of the Passover lamb
The host sings the lines and “family” responds with “hallelujah”

Question 8

After the Last Supper

Answer 8

Jesus led his disciples from the upper room to Gethsemane
The arresting officers took Jesus to the high priest’s residence
At daybreak the council of the elder of the people, both the chief priests and teachers of the law, met together, and Jesus was led before them
Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate

Question 9

Pilate

Answer 9

When Pilate learned that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at the time
Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe, they sent him back to Pilate

Question 10

Cross

Answer 10

They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of the skull)

Question 11

After his resurrection

Answer 11

The disciples returned to Galilee to meet Jesus. Jesus met seven disciples on the shore near Tabgha
Jesus appeared to various people over a period of 40 days