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Lesson OneFrom Triumphal Entry to Criminal’s Arrest (Luke 19–23)21 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Luke 19–23
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In | The Journey into Jerusalem
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In | The March of the Shepherd
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In | A King on a Mule in 1 Kings 1:33-34
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In | Cleansing the Temple
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In | Peter and Judas: Betrayal and Denial
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In | Civil Insurrection
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In | Workbook: Judicial Proceedings - The Three Trials of Jesus in Luke
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In | Judicial Proceedings - The Three Trials of Jesus in Luke
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In | Pilate's Struggle
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Behind | Jerusalem at Passover
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Behind | The March of the Lambs
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Behind | Onsite: Crushed with Grief - With Jesus on his Last Night
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Behind | 360 View: The Olive Press
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Behind | Blasphemy and the Death Sentence
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Behind | Jewish Insurrection and Roman Law and Politics
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In Front | Which Jesus Do We Want?
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In Front | Charles V Prayerbook: The Triumphal Entry of Emperor Heraclius
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In Front | Onsite: Palm Sunday Procession - Judgment for Jerusalem
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson TwoDeath of the Messiah: Crucifixion and Burial (Matt 27, Mark 14:1–15:20, Luke 23, John 19)24 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Matt 27, Mark 14:1–15:20, Luke 23, John 19
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In | Workbook: Eschatological Prophecies and Jesus' Fate in Matthew
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In | Eschatological Prophecies and Jesus' Fate in Matthew
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In | Workbook: The Parallel Deaths of John the Baptist and Jesus in Matthew
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In | Jesus and Isaiah 53
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In | Cosmic and Ceremonial Signs
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Behind | The Curse in Deuteronomy 21
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Behind | Forms of Crucifixion
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Behind | Objectives of Crucifixion
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Behind | The Tomb
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Behind | Purity and Impurity
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In Front | Following Jesus to the Cross
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In Front | Onsite: Via Dolorosa Stop #1 - The Sentencing Pavement
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In Front | 360 View: Stations of the Cross Stop #1 - The Sentencing Pavement
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In Front | Onsite: Via Dolorosa Stop #2 - Church of the Condemnation
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In Front | 360 View: Stations of the Cross Stop #2 - Church of the Condemnation
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In Front | Onsite: Via Dolorosa Stop #5 - Simon Cyrene Carries the Cross
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In Front | 360 View: Stations of the Cross Stop #5 - Simon Cyrene Carries the Cross
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In Front | Onsite: Via Dolorosa Final Stops - Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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In Front | Scripture Meditation in Holy Week: Abuna Bertie
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In Front | Christianity Today: Tracing the Footsteps of Jesus
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In Front | Christianity Today: The Crucifixion Was an R-rated Event
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson threeSuffering Messiah (Psalm 22, Is 53, Zech 1–13)19 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Psalm 22, Is 53, Zech 1–13
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In | A Suffering Messiah and Two Communities of Interpretation
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In | The Servant Songs
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In | Psalms of Lament
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In | The Two Plots of Scripture
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In | Workbook: The Psalms in the Passion
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Behind | A Suffering Messiah
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In Front | Living in the Two Plots of Scripture
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In Front | Christianity Today: The Glory of the Cross
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In Front | Christianity Today: Jesus Suffers with Us—and We with Him
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In Front | Michael Card's "Tears of the World"
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In Front | The Passion of Jesus and Christian Baptism
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In Front | Workbook: Jesus and Ancient Teachers - G. K. Chesterton’s 'The Everlasting Man'
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In Front | Workbook: The Early Church and the Saving Work of Jesus
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In Front | Workbook: The Solidarity of the Passion
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In Front | Workbook: Atonement: An Open Conversation
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In Front | Atonement: An Open Conversation
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson FourSacrifice and Passover (Mark 14:1–26, Luke 22:1–46, John 13–14)14 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Mark 14:1–26, Luke 22:1–46, John 13–14
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In | Sacrifice and Atonement
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In | Passover Meal and Sacrifice
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In | Passover and the Lord’s Supper
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In | Bible Project: Sacrifice and Atonement
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Behind | On What Day Did Jesus Really Die?
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Behind | Shepherd and Sheep: Preparing for Passover
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Behind | Onsite: The Centrality of Blood - A Lamb Slaughter at a Bedouin Camp
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Behind | Onsite: Samaritan Passover
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In Front | The Last Supper and the Lord’s Supper
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In Front | Christianity Today: Jesus Didn’t Eat a Seder Meal
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In Front | Christianity Today: Why Christians Can Celebrate Passover, Too
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson FiveResurrection and Witnesses (Ezek 37:1-14, 47:1-12, Matt 28, John 16, 20)20 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Ezek 37:1-14, 47:1-12, Matt 28, John 16, 20
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In | Resurrection in the Old Testament
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In | Mount of Olives
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In | Resurrection as Exaltation
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In | First Fruits
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In | Workbook: Resurrection - Three Recognition Scenes in Luke
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In | Resurrection - Three Recognition Scenes in Luke
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In | Workbook: The Four Gospel Accounts of the Women’s Visit to the Tomb
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In | Death and the Giving of the Spirit
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In | Giving of the Spirit: Elijah and Elisha
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Behind | Views on the Resurrection
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Behind | The Case for Christ
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Behind | Onsite: The Garden Tomb - He is Risen!
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Behind | Onsite: Chapel of the Ascension - On the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem
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In Front | Testimony and Eyewitnesses
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In Front | Onsite: Eyewitnesses - The Empty Tomb and the Power of the Gospel
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In Front | Resurrection Life and the Age to Come
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In Front | Christianity Today: The Resurrection Changes Everything
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Wrap-Up
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Behind | The Curse in Deuteronomy 21
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If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole, you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight. Be sure to bury it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse.
Deuteronomy 21:22-23 (NIV)
In accordance with this passage from Deuteronomy, Jews considered anyone that hangs on a tree is cursed. This connected to concerns of purity but is also associated with the idea of shame. Jesus on the cross, among many other things, is a naked body in public. Ever since the Garden of Eden, nakedness and shame have gone together. Hanging a body in public is how a person is displayed as a symbol of their curse before God, but then they’re brought down. They’re brought in. They’re not supposed to be left out.