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Passion of Christ

  1. Lesson One
    From Triumphal Entry to Criminal’s Arrest (Luke 19–23)
    21 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Death of the Messiah: Crucifixion and Burial (Matt 27, Mark 14:1–15:20, Luke 23, John 19)
    24 Activities
  3. Lesson three
    Suffering Messiah (Psalm 22, Is 53, Zech 1–13)
    19 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Sacrifice and Passover (Mark 14:1–26, Luke 22:1–46, John 13–14)
    14 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    Resurrection and Witnesses (Ezek 37:1-14, 47:1-12, Matt 28, John 16, 20)
    20 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

John the Baptist’s birth is a preparation for Jesus’ birth in the Gospel of Luke. In the Gospel of Matthew this pattern comes full circle as the death of John the Baptist anticipates the death of Jesus and parallels it in a number of ways. Both John and Jesus are executed at the order of a ruler: John by Herod the Tetrarch and Jesus by Pilate. 

Source: Dale C. Allison, Jr., Studies in Matthew: Interpretation Past and Present, 2005, p. 226.

  1. Write down the key term that describes the similar actions in the stories of John and Jesus:
Key TermsJohnJesus
Matt 14:3Matt 26:50
Matt 14:3Matt 27:2
Matt 14:5Matt 21:46
Matt 14:6-11Matt 27:11-26