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The Holy Thursday liturgy takes place on the night of the Last Supper; the night before the crucifixion. As Jesus washed his apostles’ feet, so this practice is performed in commemoration. Usually a task meant for the servants of the house, Christ humbled himself in washing their feet, a reference to his eventual humbling on the cross. “This liturgy involved the actual reenactment of the event depicted [...] this must have been a powerful experience for both participants and audience.” The performance aspect appealed to the emotional aspect of the clergy and the guests and helped them to create a physical attachment to their

Jesus was “deliberately instituting a new Passover through which the new exodus would finally be set in motion.” Just as participation was required in the first Passover in order to be saved so one has to participate in the Eucharist in order to be saved.

(1) “It was not a good time for stealing the body.” Three Jewish feasts were at this time and the streets would be filled.

All four Gospels describe Jesus in his final week in Jerusalem. During which Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, confronted moneychangers and merchants in the temple, and debated with the high priests who questioned Jesus’ authority. He told his disciples about the coming days and that Jerusalem’s temple would be destroyed. Meanwhile, the chief priests and elders met with high priest Caiaphas, and set plans in motion to arrest Jesus. One of Jesus’ disciples’ betrayed him to the Pharisees for 30 pieces of silver. Jesus took his disciples to pray with him, but they kept falling asleep. Soldiers and officials appeared, and Judas (who betrayed Jesus) was with them. He gave Jesus a kiss on the cheek to help the Pharisee’s know who he was and the soldiers arrested Jesus. One disciple tried to resist the arrest, drew his sword and cutting off an ear of a soldier. Jesus was then interrogated by the high priest, hit and spat upon for not answering. Jesus was mocked, condemned, and beat up in a high court because he stated he was the son of God. Pilate washed his hands of the responsibility of what happened to Jesus, but ordered him to be executed. Jesus hung on a cross for three days, died, was buried in a tomb, and rose again on the third day. With his dying on the cross he took the sin of the world.

Pilate’s life as a whole may be a mystery to many, but as seen today there are historical writings that help us understand who Pilate was. Also seen today was the rocky relationship between the Jews and Pilate. This gives un an interesting insight into the crucifixion. We know Pilate tried to please the Jews, and we know that the religious leaders were not fond of him. Next week we will take a look at the crucifixion, and the trial of Jesus. As noted earlier Pilate played a role in this, but how does his role compare to Passover? Next week we will look into that, and I will show that Pilate’s role is an important one.

Why did Pilate not mention the well-known fact that one of Jesus’ servants had used a sword and cut off the ear of Malchus, the High Priest’s servant? Well, if Pilate had brought up that incident, Jesus might have requested that Malchus be brought into the proceedings as a witness; however, since his ear had been completely healed, that would have brought up the fact that Jesus had performed a miracle.

Jerusalem is where Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross and crucified for his crimes, blasphemy against Judaism and for treason against Rome. In his youth, Jesus was brought to Jerusalem to be presented at the Temple and to attend the Festivals of the Passover. Jesus preached to the poor and the poor and healed the sick. Near the end of his life, Jesus was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death in Jerusalem. Jesus’ death sentence was carried out, by crucifixion, at Golgotha; which is traditionally located where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre stands today. From birth to death and from death to rebirth, Jerusalem was a vital part of Jesus’ journey as a man and the Son of God. The city of Jerusalem and the area surrounding it are heavily embedded in Christianity and Judaism.

For one, the Last Supper takes place during the sacred religious celebration of the Jewish Passover found in the Old Testament book of Exodus. This could be described as the Jewish version of Christmas, and therefore is a detail of the story that all Jewish readers would have identified with. As a result, Matthew is able to display to his Jewish audience that the claims he is making throughout his gospel are not as radically contrary to Judaism as first meets the eye. After establishing this common ground with his audience, Matthew includes details of the story that once again attempt to paint Jesus as the fulfillment of Judaism. The Passover tradition appears to be going relatively according to plan until Jesus, after breaking and distributing the bread, says, “This is my body”, and after pouring the cup says, “this is my blood”

This part spans over eight days, from April 2nd-9th A.D. 30. The Pharisees and the High Priest, Caiaphas, are determined to get rid of Jesus, no matter how they have to go about it. Passover has once again arrived and Jesus is well aware of the fate he is about to meet. In fact, he even predicts his death in front of the disciples multiple times, along with the betrayal of one of their own, Judas Iscariot. Throughout the days leading up to Passover, the religious leaders try everything they can think of to trick Jesus into committing a crime against Jewish Law.

This was a special meeting day for Christians on which they observed practices such as: the Lord’s supper, prayer, singing, reading from the Scriptures, and exhortation. Certain early Jewish Christians celebrated Sabbath as well as the Lord’s day, for observing the Lord’s Day was originated from the Jewish practice of observing Sabbath.

Jesus was still working and doing things on the Sabbath which angered the Jewish leaders. Then Jesus was also

•Sometime Christians where put in metal boxes and thrown in a pit of fire. While other times they were sawed in half. Sometimes they would have their arms cut of and then they were thrown in the ocean.

The First Day of Unleavened Bread is the first day of the Days of Unleavened Bread. Passover has a different date every year because it is based on the Jewish calendar. It is on the 15th day of Nisan, which is the 7th month of the Jewish calendar, which was created by the Jewish people. It was first and still is celebrated Around the World because of a miracle that God sent down to

47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him,

The teachings of Jesus focused primarily on the "the kingdom of God" and were usually relayed through parables drawing on familiar images from agricultural life. He rebuked the hypocrisy of some Jewish leaders and taught the importance of love and kindness, even to one's enemies. Jesus' popularity grew quickly, but so did opposition from local leaders. Roman rulers were uncomfortable with the common perception that he was the Messiah who would liberate the Jews from Roman rule, while Jewish leaders were disquieted by Jesus' shocking interpretations of Jewish law, his power with the people, and the rumor that he had been alluding to his own divinity. In the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly suggests to his disciples his end is near, but they do not fully understand or accept the idea. The clearest expression of this is at the "Last Supper," which took place on the night before his death. All four Gospels record that Jesus shared bread and wine with his disciples, asking them to "do this in remembrance of me." Christians celebrate this event in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or Communion. On this evening Jesus also predicts that one of them will betray him, which is met with astonishment and denial. But that very night, Jesus' fate was sealed when Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples and possibly the group's treasurer, led Roman soldiers to Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. As they arrested Jesus, the ever-colorful Peter defended his master with a sword, slicing off