Étude 1 sur 4 · La mort du Messie Jésus

  1. Étude 1 : La mort du Messie Jésus
  2. Étude 2 : Les précisions de Jean
  3. Étude 3 : Les signes extraordinaires accompagnant la mort de Jésus
  4. Étude 4 : Le débat sur la date de la mort de Jésus

The last day up to the crucifixion

  • PER357 The Death of the Messiah Jesus

    Pericope PER357 analyzes the death of Jesus on the cross at Golgotha, on Friday, April 1, AD 33, around 3 p.m., drawing on the four Gospel accounts. Matthew and Mark are very close; Luke reports the last words of Jesus and the reaction of the centurion; John, a direct witness, gives details of the events after his death and their prophetic fulfillment. The article includes a precise chronology of the three days and three nights according to the Jewish calendar.

    Luke 23.47 (King James Version) :
    Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
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  • PER358 John's Added Details

    John 19.31-37 reports details found only in his account of the events following Jesus' death: the Jewish authorities' request to have the bodies removed before the Passover Sabbath, the crurifragium applied to the robbers but not to Jesus, who was already dead, and the spear piercing his side. John, an eyewitness, attests the reality of Christ's death and the fulfillment of the Scriptures concerning the Passover Lamb.

    John 19.33 (King James Version) :
    But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
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  • PER359 The extraordinary signs accompanying the death of Jesus

    At the death of Jesus on Golgotha, several extraordinary signs occur: the veil of the Temple is torn from top to bottom, symbolizing direct access to God; an earthquake shakes the region; rocks are split and tombs are opened. These phenomena, reported mainly by Matthew, signify the end of the old covenant, the coming of a new one, and Christ's victory over death, confirmed by the confession of the Roman centurion.

    Luke 23.45 (King James Version) :
    And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
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Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics

  • CHR009 The debate over the date of Jesus’ death

    The article analyzes the proposed dates of Jesus’ death, 7 April AD 30 and 1 April AD 33, based on the Gospels, history, and astronomical calculations.

    John 19.31 (King James Version) :
    The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

Further reading