The Last Week and Crucifixion of Jesus

Flashcards covering key vocabulary, events, and historical context surrounding the final week, trials, and crucifixion of Jesus as described in the lecture.

Cost of Discipleship (Mark 9)

The teaching of Jesus that to be His disciple, one must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and give up everything else to follow Him.

Palm Sunday

Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey while crowds laid down palm branches and shouted Hosanna.

Cursing of the Fig Tree

An intentional symbolic action performed by Jesus on Monday when He found no fruit on a fig tree, serving as a picture of God's unfulfilled expectations for Jerusalem.

Cleansing of the Temple

Jesus' action on Monday of driving out money changers and turning over tables, asserting His authority and declaring that His Father's house had been made a den of thieves instead of a place of worship.

Question of Taxes to Caesar

A test posed on Tuesday by the Pharisees and Herodians asking if it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, to which Jesus responded, 'Render to Caesar what is Caesar's and render to God what is God's.'

Sadducees

A Jewish religious group that did not believe in the resurrection and accepted only the Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) as authoritative scripture.

Sadducees' Resurrection Challenge

A hypothetical scenario involving seven brothers who successively married the same childless widow under Hebrew custom, designed to mock the concept of resurrection by asking whose wife she would be in heaven.

The Greatest Commandment

Jesus' response to a legal expert on Tuesday stating that the primary commandments are to love God and love your neighbor.

Prophecy of Temple Destruction

Jesus' prediction on Tuesday that not one stone of the magnificent temple would be left upon another, a statement fulfilled within forty years (around 70 AD).

Abomination That Causes Desolation

A reference to the Book of Daniel cited by Jesus warning of a false religious or desecrating presence appearing in the temple.

Last Supper

A meal modifying the Passover tradition where Jesus instituted a new covenant meal, associating the bread with His body and the wine with His blood as a lasting reminder of His sacrifice.

Garden of Gethsemane

The location where Jesus prayed in deep sorrow prior to His arrest, asking if the cup might pass from Him while submitting completely to the Father's will.

Sanhedrin Trial

The night trial of Jesus before Jewish leaders where He affirmed His identity as the Christ by quoting Daniel 7:13-14, leading to His conviction of sacrilege/blasphemy.

Pontius Pilate

The Roman governor who questioned Jesus on His claim to be the King of the Jews and ultimately ordered His execution under pressure from the crowd and religious leaders.

High Day Sabbath Theory

An alternative timeline based on John 19:31 suggesting Jesus was crucified on Thursday before a Passover High Day Sabbath, accounting for the full three days and three nights in the tomb prior to Sunday.

Scandal of the Cross

The Roman view of crucifixion as state-sponsored terrorism reserved for slaves and non-citizens, creating a cultural contrast with the Christian view of Jesus being crowned King through the cross.

Psalm 22

An Old Testament psalm beginning with 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' which shifts from intense suffering and despair to trust and praise of God.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

A historic church in Jerusalem traditional considered to encompass both the site of Golgotha and the tomb of Jesus.

Tearing of the Temple Curtain

The event occurring at Jesus' death where the veil separating the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies was torn in two, signifying direct open access to God's presence without a human priest.