The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Preparation of the Passover
Traditionally, the Passover lamb had to be slain between the two evenings, that is, between sunset and dusk...
Studies 1 to 10
- 1Preparation of the Passover
- 2The last meal before the crucifixion
- 3Judas Iscariot, the traitor, is identified
- 4Dispute among the Disciples over Preeminence
- 5Jesus the Messiah washes the feet of his disciples
- 6The Institution of the Lord’s Supper
- 7The Departure of Judas Iscariot
- 8Peter’s denial foretold
- 9Peter and another disciple offer to defend their Master
- 10The Way to Heaven
Studies 11 to 20
- 11The Promise of the Holy Spirit
- 12The vine and the branches
- 13Personal conversation with his disciples
- 14Warning About Persecution
- 15Jesus the Messiah comforts his disciples
- 16Jesus the Messiah speaks of his coming death
- 17The farewell prayer: Jesus the Messiah prays for himself
- 18The Messiah Jesus and his disciples sing the psalms
- 19Departure for the Mount of Olives
- 20Stop at Gethsemane
Studies 21 to 30
- 21The struggle in prayer
- 22The band led by Judas Iscariot arrives
- 23The arrest
- 24The rebellion of the disciple Peter and the healing of Malchus
- 25The words of Jesus the Messiah to the crowd at the arrest
- 26The Flight of the Disciples
- 27The Presentation before the Former High Priest Anna
- 28The transfer to the incumbent High Priest, Caiaphas
- 29The Apostles Peter and John in the courtyard of Caiaphas’ house
- 30The presentation before the Sanhedrin
Studies 31 to 40
- 31The abuse begins
- 32The Denial of the Apostle Peter, Accompanied by the Apostle John
- 33The presentation to Pontius Pilate
- 34The tragic end of Judas Iscariot
- 35Presentation to “king” Antipas
- 36The Return before Pontius Pilate
- 37The release of a prisoner
- 38The relentlessness of the Sanhedrin, official condemnation
- 39The various abuses and the flogging
- 40Pilate’s Efforts to Save Jesus
Studies 41 to 50
- 41The Titulus of Pilate
- 42The way to Mount Golgotha, help from Simon of Cyrene
- 43Words to the women
- 44The Crucifixion
- 45The division of the garments and the mockery
- 46The dialogue with the two criminals beside him
- 47Jesus' dialogue with John and the women
- 48The Night at Noon
- 49The Death of the Messiah Jesus
- 50John's Added Details
Studies 51 to 55
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The last meal before the crucifixion
This meal of Thursday evening, March 31, celebrated before his passion, nevertheless takes on a unique and solemn meaning...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Judas Iscariot, the traitor, is identified
At the last meal, Jesus the Messiah solemnly announces that one of the apostles present is going to betray him...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Dispute among the Disciples over Preeminence
Here we see that the disciples still do not grasp the spiritual significance of the moment they are living through...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Jesus the Messiah washes the feet of his disciples
The Son of God, after laying aside his cloak, girds himself with a towel and washes his disciples' feet...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Institution of the Lord’s Supper
The institution of the Lord's Supper during the Passover meal is of immense spiritual significance...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Departure of Judas Iscariot
John is the only evangelist to report precisely the premature departure of Judas Iscariot...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Peter’s denial foretold
Jesus the Messiah addresses his disciples after the Passover meal and announces to them that that very night, all of them will be shaken in…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Peter and another disciple offer to defend their Master
It is only at the end of the meal that Simon Peter reveals himself as we know him ...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Way to Heaven
Jesus the Messiah now begins a series of teachings intended for his disciples; the first concerns the notion of the way...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
Jesus the Messiah now begins a series of teachings intended for his disciples; the second concerns the Holy Spirit...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The vine and the branches
This third passage relates words necessarily spoken at the end of the ministry of Jesus the Messiah...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Personal conversation with his disciples
Jesus the Messiah reveals to his disciples that the relationship he establishes with them goes radically beyond that of a master with his…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Warning About Persecution
Persecution is about to fall upon the disciples and they will no longer be able, as was the case during these past years, to…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Jesus the Messiah comforts his disciples
After mentioning persecutions, Jesus the Messiah comforts his disciples and friends...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Jesus the Messiah speaks of his coming death
Jesus the Messiah now speaks openly of his coming death....
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The farewell prayer: Jesus the Messiah prays for himself
Here we have the terms of a prayer of Jesus the Messiah addressed to his Father, and John was a direct witness to it...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Messiah Jesus and his disciples sing the psalms
At the end of the meal, Jesus the Messiah and his disciples sing the traditional Passover psalms...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Departure for the Mount of Olives
After singing the psalms that conclude the meal, Jesus the Messiah and his disciples leave for the Mount of Olives...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Stop at Gethsemane
Jesus the Messiah and his disciples leave for the Mount of Olives; they stop at the garden of Gethsemane...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The struggle in prayer
Jesus the Messiah withdraws alone into the garden of Gethsemane to pray, while his disciples, who stayed at a distance, fall asleep...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The band led by Judas Iscariot arrives
The band of soldiers led by the apostle Judas Iscariot arrives to arrest Jesus the Messiah...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The arrest
Jesus the Messiah is about to be arrested, but everything shows that he remains fully in command of the course of events...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The rebellion of the disciple Peter and the healing of Malchus
During the arrest of Jesus the Messiah, Peter cannot help reacting...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The words of Jesus the Messiah to the crowd at the arrest
Jesus the Messiah addresses the crowd that has come to arrest him; far from rebelling, he simply highlights the inconsistency of the authorities…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Flight of the Disciples
The arrest triggers an uncontrollable panic among the disciples, who see only one way out: to flee...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Presentation before the Former High Priest Anna
Jesus the Messiah, now arrested, is taken by the band of soldiers to the former chief priest Annas...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The transfer to the incumbent High Priest, Caiaphas
Jesus the Messiah, as part of a carefully prepared procedure, is now taken by the band of soldiers to the chief priest…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Apostles Peter and John in the courtyard of Caiaphas’ house
Peter and John followed from a distance the cohort escorting Jesus the Messiah, and they managed to enter the courtyard…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The presentation before the Sanhedrin
Caiaphas, surrounded by some of his most devoted collaborators, had organized the holding of the court in order to try Jesus the Messiah....
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The abuse begins
Temple guards, acting with Caiaphas's approval, are going to humiliate and strike Jesus the Messiah...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Denial of the Apostle Peter, Accompanied by the Apostle John
Peter never would have imagined sinking so low, he who denies his beloved Master three times...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The presentation to Pontius Pilate
Jesus the Messiah is brought before Pontius Pilate, the only authority empowered to pronounce a capital sentence...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The tragic end of Judas Iscariot
Seized with remorse, Judas Iscariot returns the money by throwing it into the holy place of the Temple, then goes off to put an end to…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Presentation to “king” Antipas
Pontius Pilate has managed to send Jesus the Messiah to Herod Antipas in order to rid himself of this matter...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Return before Pontius Pilate
Herod Antipas, having obtained nothing from Jesus the Messiah, sent him back to Pontius Pilate...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The release of a prisoner
Pontius Pilate looks for a way to avoid the death sentence for Jesus....
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The relentlessness of the Sanhedrin, official condemnation
Pontius Pilate no longer has any power to save Jesus; under the influence of Caiaphas and the Pharisees, the situation quickly deteriorates...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The various abuses and the flogging
Pontius Pilate orders that Jesus be flogged, no doubt hoping that the religious authorities would be satisfied with this punishment...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Pilate’s Efforts to Save Jesus
Pontius Pilate, in a last hope, presents Jesus wearing a scarlet robe and crowned with thorns, thinking that the punishment should stop there...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Titulus of Pilate
Pontius Pilate orders that the reason for the condemnation be written as follows: "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews",…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The way to Mount Golgotha, help from Simon of Cyrene
The way of Jesus to Mount Golgotha, from Pilate's praetorium. Weakened by the flogging, Jesus can no longer carry…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Words to the women
Jesus stops, and like a great prophet, he utters words of striking gravity...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Crucifixion
Having arrived at Mount Golgotha, Jesus is nailed to the cross by his hands and feet...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The division of the garments and the mockery
At the foot of the cross, the Roman soldiers divide his garments among themselves....
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The dialogue with the two criminals beside him
Against all expectations, a dialogue begins between Jesus and the two criminals...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Jesus' dialogue with John and the women
Jesus the Messiah still finds the strength and lucidity to speak to John...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Night at Noon
Among the events accompanying the crucifixion of Jesus the Messiah, the appearance of darkness in broad daylight is one of the most…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Death of the Messiah Jesus
As is often the case, it is John who provides additional information passed over in silence by the other evangelists. His account makes it possible to better understand…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
John's Added Details
When the darkness gradually lifts, the witnesses then discover the reality of the drama that has just taken place: the Messiah…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The extraordinary signs accompanying the death of Jesus
At the death of Jesus the Messiah, several extraordinary phenomena occur simultaneously, underscoring the unique importance of this event in the history of salvation...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The disciples present at the crucifixion
We note the presence of a majority of women, either standing at a distance or at the foot of the cross. Despite…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Joseph of Arimathea asks for the body of Jesus
Evening comes and Joseph of Arimathea has to hurry because, according to Jewish law, everything must be finished before…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus place the body of Jesus in the tomb
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus respectfully lay the body of Jesus the Messiah in the tomb...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The visit of the Sanhedrin's representatives to Pilate
From the beginning of the following day — the Sabbath having begun the previous evening — representatives of the Sanhedrin decide to…