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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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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
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In | Workbook: The Parallel Deaths of John the Baptist and Jesus in Matthew
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Grab your Workbook Journal!
[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.
- Write down the key term that describes the similar actions in the stories of John and Jesus:
| Key Terms | John | Jesus |
| Matt 14:3 | Matt 26:50 | |
| Matt 14:3 | Matt 27:2 | |
| Matt 14:5 | Matt 21:46 | |
| Matt 14:6-11 | Matt 27:11-26 |