Stylistic Diary of Holy Week Myth
Sunday
- Disciples arrange a donkey
- Zechariah 1, 9-10 says donkey
- Jesus rides this
- Palm leaves waved, coats laid down
- Symbol of peace, also reference to new temple 200 years before
- Rides into Jerusalem
- Pharisees angered
Monday
- Jesus into Temple
- Doves sole for sacrifices and money changing for profit
- Jesus reacts with anger
- House of prayer is a den of thieves
- Angers Sadducees - Jesus must go but when is convenient?
Tuesday
- Jesus in Temple, preaching against Pharisees
- Parables point to crucifixion and to the few who may enter the Kingdom of Heaven
- Jesus challenged on payment of taxes
- - if he says not pay, it's treason, if he says pay, he loses support
- Jesus says give to Caesar what is Caesar's and give to God what is God's
- He is asked which is the most important commandment
- He answers two - Love God and Love neighbour as thyself
Tuesday night into Wednesday
- Judas sees Chief Priest and gets paid thirty pieces of silver for betrayal
- Upper Room arranged
Thursday (Maundy means commandment)
- In Upper Room Jesus washes others' feet as a commandment to serve
- He identifies Judas as a betrayer
- Last Supper of bread and wine - a New Covenant
- Peter will deny him
- Go to Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prays and disciples sleep
- Jesus is arrested identified by Judas with a kiss
Thursday night into Friday
- Jesus has a show trial
- Friday morning they decide he should die
- This needs Roman agreement and he is sent to Pilate
- Should Pilate do Sadducees' dirty work? He does (doesn't really care!)
- Of two to die, crowd wants Barrabas freed
- Jesus subjected to ridicule, carries his cross (and Simone)
- Jesus dies a slow death
- Darkness
- Earthquake
- Veil of the Temple rips
Friday into Saturday
- Joseph of Aramathea has taken the body to a fresh tomb
- The Chief Priests arrange a guard on the tomb
- They know about Tanakh predictions regarding resurrection
Sunday
- Earthquake
- The stone is rolled
- Angel frightens and stills the guards
- Marys come and find no body (various accounts)
- They tell disciples
- Guards run and report what happened
- Resurrection appearances begin