Weeknd
This Jewish festival was starting within the week, which caused many to come to Jerusalem during Jesus' final week.
Passover
This is the greatest command according to Jesus:
Love the Lord Your God
After Jesus' Jewish trials, he is handed over to this governor:
Pilate
This form of public execution was illegal to perform on Roman citizens:
Crucifixion
He loses the race to the empty tomb:
Peter
This group of people falter and respond in error when Jesus is anointed
The disciples
Jesus curses this as a symbol of judgment on Israel:
Fig tree
Jesus was interrogated by a man named Caiaphas, his occupation was this:
High priest
This was done to confirm Jesus' death:
Speared
This theory states Jesus did not actually die on the cross:
Swoon Theory
Jesus' anointing was preparation for this:
Burial
The Jewish religious officers question Jesus about this on Tuesday:
His authority
This is the charge the Jews stated Jesus was guilty of when they handed him over to the Romans:
Rebellion against the government
Jesus was on the cross from about 9am to this time:
3pm
If Jesus did not resurrect from the dead, people are still in this according to Paul:
Sins
This act showed that Jesus was not ordinary, but also not a conquering king
Riding a donkey
Jesus taught primarily about this during the Olivet Discourse
End times
Jesus initiated communion at the Last Supper, which parallels with this other festivity:
Passover meal
This saying of Jesus recited Psalm 22:1 and expressed the separation Jesus had from the Father:
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
Jesus' resurrection has this, which means it best explains all questions concerning what happened:
Explanatory Power
This book of the Old Testament prophesied of the way Jesus entered into Jerusalem
Zechariah
The people of the temple were being robbed in these 2 ways according to Jesus temple cleansing episode:
Financially and spiritually
Jesus was handed over to the Romans after his sentencing by the Jewish religious leadership for this reason:
It was illegal for them to execute
These 3 signed accompanied the moment of Jesus' death:
1) Veil of the temple torn, 2) earthquake, 3) dead were raised
The theft theory fails to explain these two 2 major things:
1) The appearances of Jesus, 2) disciple's willingness to die