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The
Events Surrounding Jesus During the Beginning of Holy Week
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final week of Christ's life, at once the most tragic yet the most triumphal
part of His life, was spent in Bethany and Jerusalem. On Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday mornings He travelled from Bethany to Jerusalem returning each
night after a day of activity in the City. Below are listed the dramatic
events of the first three days which served to inflame the already hostile
Jews.
After His triumphal entry
into Jerusalem on what is now known as Palm Sunday, Christ retired in the
evening to Bethany, just 2 miles away. The following day He returned to
the City, cursing the barren fig tree on his journey. On His arrival into
the Temple Christ drove out the traders who were buying and selling in
the Court of the Gentiles.
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Map of the City of Jerusalem
at the time of Jesus' Ministry
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| Arriving back into the City
on the Tuesday, Christ was questioned by the Jewish leaders and it was
during this interrogation that He uttered the severest condemnation of
the Scribes, Pharisees and Sadduces. That evening on His way back to Bethany
accompanied by the Apostles, Christ made His prophetic statement about
the destruction of Jerusalem and the Last Judgement.
(The
Two Patricks in County Tyrone, Ireland, are writing a series of books
on the life and times of Jesus and they are a really excellent read - the
first two are published under the titles of Song of The Carpenter I &
II. Well worth buying and excellent for schools for Religious Instruction)
Below are the biblical references for the various events according to each
evangelist. |
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Sunday
Entry into Jerusalem
Monday
Cursing of the fig tree
and
Buyers and sellers driven
from the Temple
Cures in the Temple
Wrath of the Chief Priests
and
Tuesday
Power of faith
Christ's authority questioned
Parable of the two sons
Parable of the wicked husbandmen
The stone which the builders
rejected
Chief Priests desire to
seize Christ
Parable of the wedding garment
Question of tribute to Caesar
The Sadducees and the resurrection
from the dead
The Great Commandment
Christ is the son of David
Denunciation of the Scribes
and Pharisees
Lamentation over Jerusalem
The widow's mite
Homage of the Greeks
Christ's hour has come
Unbelief of the Jews
Prophesy about Jerusalem
Eschatological discourse
Exhortation to be vigilant
Parable of the ten virgins
Prable of the talents
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Under
our section on The Bible we have attempted to
give a 'potted history' and some explanations around divine inspiration,
translations and interpretation. In order to make your reading of the New
Testament teachings of the Life of Christ a little easier we have looked
at the time of Jesus from His Conception to His Ascension according to
the writings of the four evangelists, and categorised the various events
and teachings with reference to the chapter and verse of each writer.
We
start with Jesus' Infancy & Childhood;
then move on to the start of Jesus' Public
Ministry. There is no historical proof of actual times available but
we have used the Douay Challoner version to divide the three years of Jesus'
ministry as His First Year of Public
Ministry; His Second Year of
Public Ministry; His Third Year
of Public Ministry; the events leading into His time of betrayal and
suffering during Holy Week; the events surrounding
Holy
Thursday when He instituted the bloodless sacrifice of the Eucharist
to be carried out in His name for perpetuity; the events surrounding His
suffering, passion and death on Good Friday;
and finally His Burial,
Resurection and Ascension into Heaven. |
