Easter Basics
What is the meaning of Christ redeemed?
deliverance, purchase, particularly from a state of captivity or bondage. Christ's work in freeing humanity from sin
The Sunday before Easter
What is Palm Sunday?
Jesus was given a crown of these
What are thorns?
This is where Jesus and his disciples went to pray after the Last Supper
What is The Mount of Olives
Another name for Easter Sunday
What is Resurrection Sunday?
Who "washed his hands" of the responsibility of Jesus' death?
Pilate
Who were the three disciples with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane?
Peter, James, and John
Who helped Jesus carry his cross?
Simon of Cyrene
In John 18, Jesus says that His kingdom is not of this world. Who does He tell this to?
Pilate
Which Old Testament book talks about how the Messiah will be pierced and killed?
Isaiah
The name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
What is Golgotha or Calvary
The man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion.
Who is Joseph of Arimathea?
The period of 4 weeks before Easter
Lent
The Lord's Prayer is found in the Bible in 2 books.
Name both books
Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4
What did the elders ask of the guards?
The elders paid the Roman guards to tell the people that his disciples came at night and stole him while they slept.
Another name for a sepulcher
What is a tomb?
What was special about the donkey that Jesus rode into Jerusalem
had never been ridden
The Jewish holiday that was being celebrated the week of Jesus' death and resurrection
What did the bread and wine that Jesus served the disciples represent?
bread - His body; wine - His blood
Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee....what did they have for breakfast?
bread and fish
John 21:1-14
The first person to see Jesus after the Resurrection
Who is Mary Magdalene?
How many disciples did Jesus send to go and get a donkey and bring to him?
2
The man the Jews wanted Pilate to release instead of Jesus
Who is Barabbas?
Who said "My Lord and My God"?
Thomas
The 2 disciples who went to Jesus' tomb
What are Peter and John?
The day of the week when Jesus rose from the dead
What is Sunday?
How did Judas identify Jesus to the crowd when they came to arrest him?
With a kiss
What the sign on the cross said above Jesus
What is "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews"?
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Who was jesus talking to?
Thomas
The number of days Jesus spent on the Earth after His resurrection
What is 40 days?
The number of days between the crucifixion and the resurrection
What is Three?
What we remember on Good Friday
What is the Crucifixion?
The man who betrayed Jesus
Who is Judas?
Who did Peter cut the ear of?
The servant of the high priest
The approximate amount of time Jesus was on the cross
What is 6 hours?