Jesus+-+Death+and+Resurrection

=Jesus - Death and Resurrection=

Summary:

 * ==**Title**== || ==**Book**== || ==**Summary**== ||
 * Last Days In Jerusalem (page 388) || Luke, Mark, Matthew || Jesus rode into town on a colt that had never been ridden before. His disciples put their clothes on the colt and the ground for Jesus. When Jesus entered the church, he told everyone who was buying or selling things to leave unless they are praying. During Passover, Jesus told his 12 disciples that one of them would betray him that night. Peter denied this and when Jesus said that Peter would deny him three times before morning, Peter got upset. When Jesus was arrested, Peter was asked three times if he was a follower of Jesus, and he denied it. The men who held Jesus beat him and told him that he was not the son of God. Judas felt bad for betraying Jesus so he tried to give the money back in exchange for Jesus to be freed. The priests did not allow this and Judas hanged himself. A crown of thorns was put on Jesus's head and he was nailed to a board shaped as a cross. On Jesus's body "This is the kind of the Jews" was written in many languages.A man named Joseph asked for Jesus's body and laid it in a tomb whose entrance was covered by a large, heavy stone. The women who had come with Joseph brought spices and oils to the tomb and prepared it for the body. On the Sabbath, they all rested. ||
 * The Making of the Cross (page 403) || Antoninus || The cross was made of a very old tree which had been dried for a long time so it could be used. The nails were pure ore from the earth, and the thorn crown was taken from bushes on mountains. The poem says that every good thing from earth is patiently assembled, but so are the bad things. ||
 * The Tomb is Empty (page 416) || Luke || On the third day that Jesus was dead, women went into the tomb looking for him but found no one. Two men in shining clothes asked them, "why do you look for the living among the dead?" and reminded them that Jesus said he would die, then rise on the third day. Two women walked towards Emmaus and talked about everything that happened with Jesus. Jesus then joined them and told them not to believe everything they hear. At dinner, when the bread was broken, Jesus stood up and revealed himself to the women, who were amazed. Jesus said that he had to die and then be resurrected because he was dying for everyone's sins. The women rejoiced and led him back to Jerusalem and brought him to a temple for praise. ||

Discussion Questions:

 * 1) What would you have done if you were in Peter's shoes?
 * 2) How do you think Judas felt? How would you feel if you were him? What would you have done?
 * 3) What do you think all the other disciples were doing while Jesus was arrested, tried, and crucified?
 * 4) Do you think the people in the street thought when Jesus was being carried to the hill? And when the sky turned dark and Jesus cried out?

Supplementary Material:

 * From Barabbas (page 410) || Lagerkust || A man named Barabbas who had been condemned to die and had seen Jesus in the courtyard followed the flock of people on the crucifix march. Barabbas believed that it was obvious that Jesus was innocent since the first moment he saw him. Barabbas found it odd that so many people were willing to go up to Jesus's dead body when it was believed that contact with death made you religiously impure. Barabbas believed the people were family or close friends. Jesus cried out "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" and the sky got dark. Everyone became afraid and when it got light again, Jesus had died. The men took him down and carried him in a white linen cloth. Barabbas followed the flock of people to the tomb and after they had all left, he went up to the tomb himself. After a few minutes, Barabbas left and went into Jerusalem. ||


 * Saint Judas (page 397) || Wright || When Judas had left the priests, after begging them to release Jesus in exchange for the money they gave him, he went to kill himself. On his way, he saw a man being beaten. As he ran to save the man, he forgot everything he had done that day that was against God. When he held the man in his arms, he remembered how Jesus said the bread was his body and the wine was his blood. ||

Outside Material:
Here are two videos of Jesus death and Resurrection. [|Click here] to watch the first video [|Click here] to watch the second video

By looking at these pictures, can you describe each one? What is the difference between them? Do you think this is how Jesus died or rose again? Describe these two images below. What is different about the second image? Is this how you imagined the crucifixion?



Study Guide/Quiz Questions:

 * 1) Who betrayed Jesus?
 * 2) Why was Peter so upset at the end?
 * 3) Who was Barabbas?
 * 4) What happened on the third day that Jesus was dead?
 * 5) How did Jesus enter town?