The Final Week of Jesus' Life, a Chronology

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The final week of Jesus' life, a chronology

Father Ryan Erlenbush

Mach 2012

 

As the Church prepares to enter into Holy Week, we do well to consider the final week of Jesus’ life, from Friday to Friday. In a later post, we will look at the last twenty-four hours (from the Last Supper to the death of Jesus on the Cross) in greater detail.

It will be helpful to review the Gospel accounts given by Sts. Mark and John, the two who offer the most explicit chronology of Holy Week. See Mark 11:1 – 15:37 and also John 11:54 – 19:30.

 

The Friday before the Passion

Jesus was in the city of Ephraim, in hiding since the Jewish authorities desired to kill him. On this day (before evening), Jesus and his disciples went up to Jerusalem, before the pasch to purify themselves (John 11:55).

They spent the night in Bethany, which is very close to Jerusalem.

Saturday before the Passion

Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life. And they made him a supper there: and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him. Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. (John 12:1-3)

The pasch (i.e. Passover) was on a Thursday that year (beginning Thursday eve with the Passover Meal), and so six days before, that is, on Friday, Jesus came to Bethany.

The next day, which is to say, Saturday, Jesus came to the feast there and was anointed by Mary of Bethany (that is, Mary Magdalene [here]). In this first anointing, Mary pours the oil over the Savior’s feet.

This meal and anointing occurred, most probably, at the house of Lazarus known as the Lazarium.

Our Savior spent the night in Bethany.

Palm Sunday

And on the next day, Sunday (John 12:12), Jesus rode triumphantly into Jerusalem upon an ass and upon a colt, the foal of an ass. This was the first Palm Sunday, when the children of the Hebrews bearing olive branches went forth to meet the Lord, crying out and saying, “Hosanna in the highest!”

Our Lord returned to Bethany for the night.

Monday of Holy Week

On the way into Jerusalem, Jesus sees a fig tree which has born no fruit – which tree he curses in the presence of his disciples.

Upon entering the city, our Lord goes up and cleanses the Temple for the second time (he had cleansed it once already, two years ago – cf. John 2:13ff [see our article, here]).

That eve, Jesus returned to Bethany (cf. Mark 11:19).

Tuesday of Holy Week

On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus’ disciples notice that the fig tree which he had cursed the morning before has now withered. They are amazed.

Entering the Temple area, Jesus preaches extensively and answers the questions of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

It is on this day that our Lord tells the parable of the vineyard workers who kill the owner’s son who is the heir to the vineyard. Also, on this occasion, the Lord answers the questions regarding the tribute to Caesar, the resurrection of the body, the greatest commandment, and whether the Christ will be the son of David.

Further, while in the Temple, our Lord sees a widow offer two small coins and declares her gift to be greater than those of the others.

Finally, Jesus foretells the destruction of the Temple and speaks of the final judgment.

He returns that night to Bethany.

Spy Wednesday

Now the feast of pasch and of the Azymes [i.e. Unleavened Bread] was after two days [i.e. in two days' time] ... and when [Jesus] was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meal, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard: and breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head. (Mark 14:1,3)

Spending the day in retirement, our Lord attends a feast at the house of a certain Pharisee, Simon the Leper. During this meal, Mary of Bethany (i.e. the Magdalene [here]) again anoints our Lord, but this time upon his head.

Update: I am aware of the fact that there is a good deal of diversity among the Church Fathers on whether Mary anointed Jesus on Spy Wednesday. I side partially with Origen, Chrysostom, and Theophylus (against Augustine and Gregory) in affirming that there were two anointings, one on Saturday and another on Wednesday; but then agree with Augustine and Gregory (against Origen and Chrysostom) insofar as I claim that there was one and the same woman, Mary of Bethany who is the Magdalene. St. Thomas Aquinas did not come down on one side or the other of the question, so there is clearly room for doubt.

Update II: As I consider this further, I am beginning to lean more toward the side of Sts. Augustine and Gregory. Perhaps there was only one anointing (which would then be on Saturday) and Sts. Matthew and Mark mention it here as a way of connecting the betrayal of Judas more clearly with the incident.

Judas is now set against our Savior, and so goes to the priests to betray Jesus. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, to betray him to them. (Mark 14:10)

Because it was this evening that Judas conspired against Jesus, the day is called “Spy Wednesday”.

Holy Thursday

Now on the first day of the unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the pasch, the disciples say to him: Whither wilt thou that we go, and prepare for thee to eat the pasch? (Mark 14:12)

Because the Passover meal would be consumed Thursday evening, Jesus sent his disciples to make the preparations for the pasch. They went from Bethany to Jerusalem and prepared the upper room.

On this evening, Jesus offered the Last Supper in which he instituted both the Eucharist and the Priesthood. Upon finishing the meal, our Lord and his apostles (excepting Judas, who left early) sang a hymn and then went forth to the Mount of Olives.

On this night, our Lord suffered the agony in the garden and was arrested. Jesus spends the night locked in the dungeon of the house of Caiaphas, after undergoing a secret night-trial by the Sanhedrin.

Good Friday

It was on Friday that our Lord suffered and died. Condemned to death at 10am, nailed to the Cross at noon, and dying at 3pm.

Christ was buried before 5pm and, the stone being rolled across the entrance, all departed.

 

[one Lord one faith one baptism]

“You obviously have no idea what you’re talking about.

The Aviv is the first month of the year. Day one of the aviv is 14 days before Passover.”

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You clearly are a Torah expert, that’s why i am asking you to share your vast knowledge with the rest of us who are struggling under the pagan Constantine catholic blinders:

please, please, can you tell me on what day of aviv or nissan or whatever the month in hebrew is:

on what day did Yeshua die?
on what day did Yeshua rise?

seems simple for an expert such as yourself, but no answer is ever provided, why can’t you say He died on the 14th of nissan and rose on the 18th of nissan. or He died on the 15th of nissan and rose on the 19th of nissan ( these are just illustrative examples of what an answer i am looking for would look like )
think of the public service you would be providing to all the pagans out here who don’t know any hebrew??

[editor-surveyor]

Study the Passover as an event (Leviticus).

Everything about the crucifixion was ‘by the manual.”

Hr died when the lambs died nearby, and was laid in the tomb shortly thereafter, as the lambs were being roasted on sticks that looked much like the cross on which he died. This all happened before the sun had completely set. he lay in the tomb through the Passover, through the regular business day afterward, through the weekly Sabbath, and arose precisely at the end of that Sabbath, at sundown, the beginning of the first day of the next week (saturday evening).

These days are laid out in the gospels in some detail, if you take care to read them laid out chronologically, side by side. That includes the regular day in between the Passover and the Sabbath.

The only part of the entire saga that happened in daylight on the first day of the week was the encounter of Mary at the grave at sunrise, and his later meeting his disciples on the road.

[one Lord one faith one baptism]

ok, enough of the nonsense. everyone can see no answer of a very simple question has been provided.

much bluster about, yeshua, torah, passover, leviticus, blah, blah, blah...........

it’s almost a rule, the more someone uses hebrew, the less they understand the Scriptures. you can prove it by actually asking them questions, LOL!

I knew this already of course, so i didn’t have a “rood awakening”

[Errant]

ES simply misunderstood your request since you mentioned "Day 1" which means something entirely depending upon if you were referring to the week or the month. I'm a little confused myself after trying to decipher your phraseology. But jumping to the your blanks:

Yeshua was crucified and died on the cross before sundown on the 14th day of AVIV 4028 on the Hebrew calendar (Wed. 26th of April, 28 C.E.). Yeshua was raised on the 3rd day after 3 days & 3 nights (i.e. the 17th day of AVIV or Sat. the 29). Remember the 15th day (Passover) began at sundown.

Year 4018 had thirteen months - same as this year on the Hebrew Calendar.

[editor-surveyor]

It appears that you enjoy looking like a clown.

who am I to deny you that small pleasure?
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[editor-surveyor]

He has no desire to understand.

Sowing confusion is a calling too!

There was no misunderstanding.

[Errant]

It is absolutely amazing to me how many who claim to know Yeshua don’t understand this simple fact.

There is a total breakdown between the churches, and the scriptures.

I was there once myself, four years ago, it was all quite a shock to discover we have inherited lies. It's all there in the scriptures for those with eyes to see.

One obvious proof is:

John 13:1 Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2 And [the last] supper being ended...

Have you noticed that none seem to want to address that verse!

[one Lord one faith one baptism]

Yeshua was crucified and died on the cross before sundown on the 14th day of AVIV 4028 on the Hebrew calendar (Wed. 26th of April, 28 C.E.). Yeshua was raised on the 3rd day after 3 days & 3 nights (i.e. the 17th day of AVIV or Sat. the 29). Remember the 15th day (Passover) began at sundown.
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thank you Errant, that is exactly what i was asking. i will respond to this tomorrow, it won’t come as a surprise to you that the answer doesn’t line up with the Scriptures, but i have a 10:00pm telephone conference call, so stay tuned tomorrow!

[Errant]

the RM only gets involved if someone makes the post personal. my post was general in nature.

Hiding behind strawmen is something politicians and manipulators of the law/rules do. It's not what true followers of Yeshua engage in and not what he commanded us to do (i.e., "let your yeas be yes and your noes be no").

[Errant]

it won’t come as a surprise to you that the answer doesn’t line up with the Scriptures

It lines up perfectly with scripture. I'll be looking forward to the possibility that I might in some small way help you to understand it. :-)

[Religion Moderator]

Reading the mind of another Freeper is a form of "making it personal."

Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.

[boatbums]

First of all, why are you even HERE? Was the temper tantrum posted against the moderators this week not your farewell "opus"? So, you didn't mean it when you said you asked to be banned three times and JR wouldn't "let" you? I face a quandary - do I respond to your posts and encourage your continued presence or ignore them so as not to lead you into temptation??? Decisions, decisions...

I invite you to actually look at the Religion Forum once and a while. There certainly ARE threads posted BY non-Catholic Christians during and about celebration of the resurrection week. So far, Roman Catholics haven't copyrighted that yet. ☺

[boatbums]

The Alleluia will return when Christ rises from the dead. Hopefully some time in your future life, you also can exclaim, “Alleluia.”

Okay, what do you mean by "when Christ rises from the dead"? You know he already did, right?

[Errant]

I read your complete post. That's awesome and inspiring. Thank you again for your witness and for your work in putting it together and please continue your studies. I have no doubt you will exceed all expectations in the knowledge of the Almighty's wonders and how he intended for us to keep his appointed times and seasons!

But I can see how Satan can’t conterfeit the signs in the sky like he can the days, weeks, months and years and holy days.

Excellent point!

Sorry for the long post.I am amazed at what I thought I knew as a ‘given’ has been proven to be counterfeit..I see how the very elect can follow after the beast and think they are worshipping our Heavenly Father and Savior.

Please don't apologize, I enjoyed ever word! Very well done too. I completely agree with your conclusion of the counterfeit nature of things we do today>

I never want to go back to the counterfeit gregorian after experiencing God’s genuine timekeeping.

Nor I my friend. :-)

and it means not being a member of any church because I don’t know if there are any denominations, pastors priests, ministers, rabbis out there willing to abandon what they ‘believe’ is true for real Truth ..

I have a feeling that things are about to change and that the 'real Truth' will spread like wildfire (i.e., go viral in todays vernacular). I believe it may be what Yeshua was actually meaning when he said the world would be spread throughout the world (paraphrasing). It's all falling into place.

Again, many thanks for your post and God Bless you for sharing what you've learned!

[Errant]

A couple of links for you to use in your "wobble" research. We are indeed outside the lines. :-)

They run about a month behind in their plots. Why, I don't know:

http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc/images/pole.png

The link below is for the daily X and Y coordinates you can use to figure were the other plot above should be:

http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc/index.php?index=realtime&lang=en

It's pulling back, but what has me worried is the phenomenon of a wobble always completing within a given time (14 months for earth). So, it has to speed up (accelerate) to complete a wider wobble. I'm not too sure what that means as for triggering earthquakes, or for the core.

[editor-surveyor]

No, actually the covenant will be fulfilled when all of Yehova’s elect are in the New Jerusalem, and that is also a good demonstration that it is truly a renewal of a covenant with a people that had become “not my people” at one time, but now are again his people. (Hosea, 1Peter)
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[editor-surveyor]

Or you can use the data from a GPS receiver, which updates by prediction every second.

[Errant]

Yours maybe, mine isn’t nearly accurate enough. lol

[editor-surveyor]

Thje ephemeris sent is the same to all receivers.

If you hook you handheld up to your PC, and download the data, you could calculate your own polar plots from it

[Errant]

Mine isn’t nearly sensitive enough. IIRC, we’re talking distances measured in cm (I could be wrong about this). +-30’ is about all mine is capable of.