THE PASSION NARRATIVES

The Final Week in Jerusalem

1. Confrontation 

      Triumphal Entry
      Cleansing of Temple
      Parables/Denouncing
      Entrapment
      Prediction: Temple Destroyed
      Warning: Final Judgement
2. Plot and Betrayal
      Jesus anointed by woman
      Judas agrees to betray Jesus
3. Passion Narrative
      Last Meal with disciples (see Exod 12:18-20); final instructions, predictions of betrayal
           -Synoptics: Passover meal; institution of Lord’s Supper
           -John: not Passover meal; washing of feet
      Gethsemane
      Betrayal and arrest
      Jesus before Jewish council
      Peter’s denial
      Jesus before Pilate
      Jesus mocked by soldiers
      Jesus crucified
      Words on the cross
4. Jesus buried

5. The Empty Tomb

6. Post-resurrection appearances