holy week & easter

Question 1

palm sunday

Answer 1

• jesus rode into jeruselem on a donkey.
• welcomed by the jews who believed he was the messiah to re-establish israel.

Question 2

maundy thursday

Answer 2

• last supper, arrests and trials began.
• jesus prepared his disciples for his death with bread and wine.
• jesus betrayed by judas; arrested.

Question 3

good friday

Answer 3

• trial with pontius pilate who sentences jesus to death.
• jesus is whipped and nailed to the cross, left to die.
• he had to die for the atonement for the sins of human beings; commended his soul to god.
• paradise now open to humans.

Question 4

easter sunday

Answer 4

• women (incl. mary magdalene) went to anoint body, men in gleaming white say jesus has risen.
• resurrection = victory over death.

sabbath was about to start = nobody would’ve moved jesus’ body.

Question 5

easter

Answer 5

remembers the crucifixion and resurrection of jesus. good friday is when jesus was crucified and then on easter sunday he was resurrected.

Question 6

why is easter important?

Answer 6

• celebrates atonement.
• without easter (good friday) there is no salvation = the religion is futile.
• transformatary day = eternal life.
• hope of redemption and the afterlife.