Month: March 2012
7 posts
“My Lord and My God!” — Jesus appears to “doubting Thomas”
The following Bible background is for John 20: 19-28 Verse 19: Residences often had bolts and locks on…
The empty tomb — John 20:1-18
Verse 1: The Sabbath ended at sundown on Saturday night, but because night travel was unsafe Mary (and…
The crucifixion of Jesus — Luke 23:33-49
Verse 33: Crucifixion was meant to be death by slow torture; although a victim could die faster from…
The Via Dolorosa: Jesus walks to the cross — Luke 23:26-32
Verse 26: Condemned persons normally carried their own crosses (technically, just the horizontal beam of the cross) out…
The illegal trial of Jesus — Luke 22:52-69
Verses 52-53: Romans distrusted subversives who acted secretly at night; here it is Jesus’ enemies, not Jesus, who…
The last supper — Mark 14:12-21
Verse 12: Technically the feast of unleavened bread immediately followed Passover, but by this period popular usage counted…
Zaccheus meets Jesus — Luke 19:1-10
Verse 2: As a border city, Jericho had a customs station. As one of Palestine’s wealthiest cities, in…