Episode 1 of 3 · A very strange saying of Jesus the Messiah

  1. Episode 1: A very strange saying of Jesus the Messiah
  2. Episode 2: Return to Jerusalem and stop at Bethphage
  3. Episode 3: The plot against Jesus the Messiah

The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts

Further reading
  • ANN001 The Gospel of Luke

    The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles form a two-volume work devoted to the origins of Christianity. Luke was not a witness…

  • ANN008 The Gospel of Matthew

    The Gospel of Matthew is the work of the apostle, a former tax collector from Capernaum, chosen by the Twelve to record their collective testimony. He seeks to show…

  • ANN015 The Gospel of Mark

    The Gospel according to Mark holds a distinctive place among the four accounts. Its origins, composition, and the connections between Mark and the events…

From the 3rd Passover to the start of the final week

  1. PER192 A Rather Strange Saying of the Messiah Jesus

    The article analyzes Jesus’ statement about the coming of the Kingdom of God, interpreted by some as the Transfiguration, the resurrection or the growth of the Church. It concludes that Jesus was referring to the Transfiguration, an event that reveals his divine glory.

    Luke 9.27 (King James Version) :
    But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
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The last week before the arrest

  1. PER279 Return to Jerusalem and stop at Bethphage

    The article examines Jesus’ arrival at Bethphage, a strategic stop before Jerusalem. Jesus sends two disciples to fetch a colt in order to fulfil a messianic prophecy. Bethphage, the "house of figs", is crucial in the Gospel narratives.

    Matthew 21.1-5 (King James Version) :
    And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
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  2. PER308 The plot against the Messiah Jesus

    The plot against Jesus is devised by the religious authorities before the Passover, with Judas’s help. Caiaphas convenes the Sanhedrin to condemn Jesus, regarded as a threat, by using false witnesses. Pilate is informed so as to facilitate the arrest on the Mount of Olives.

    Mark 14.1-2 (King James Version) :
    After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.
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