Background and Theology
What was the main message of the Gospel?
What is, to convince them that Jesus was the hoped-for Messiah
What is the crowning with Thorns?
What is, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. It was one of the instruments of the Passion
What is Roman scourging?
What is, scourge is a whip or lash, especially a multi-thong type, used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification. It is usually made of leather.
This city is most likely where the gospel of Mark originated.
What is Rome?
Why did Jesus sweat blood durning his agony in the garden?
What is, Jesus Christ experienced hematohidrosis while praying in the garden of Gethsemane before his crucification as mentioned in the Defenders Bible.
What do the thorns symbolize?
What is, Denoting sin, sorrow and hardship, the thorn is one of the most ancient symbols in the world; together with the ROSE, it represents pain and pleasure, and the thorn is an emblem of Christ's passion, as with the crown of thorns.
What happened to Jesus?
Jesus was tied to a stone pillar and was stripped of His clothes.
Who did Matthew write his gospel for?
What is, the Jewish people of his day, to be contrasted with Mark's Gospel written to the people in Rome.
What does agony mean in the Bible?
What is, extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering. a display or outburst of intense mental or emotional excitement.
What does the crown symbolize?
What is, A crown is a traditional symbolic form of headwear, not hat, worn by a monarch or by a deity.
Matthew, Mark, and Luke are labeled these kind of gospels. The term meaning "to see together".
What are the synoptic gospels?
What was the name of the garden where Jesus prayed?
What is, Gethsemane is an urban garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, most famous as the place where Jesus prayedand his disciples slept the night before his crucifixion.
What does the name Matthew mean?
What is, meaning "Gift from God." Matthew was one of Jesus's apostles and author of the first Gospel in the New Testament.
What does agony in the garden mean?
What is, The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane refers to the events in the life of Jesus as recorded in the New Testament, between the Farewell Discourse at the conclusion of the Last Supper and Jesus' arrest.