Posted on 04/02/2015 3:10:15 PM PDT by Colofornian
Introduction
Statue of Christ on the cross Christ on the cross © The Passion of Christ is the story of Jesus Christ's arrest, trial and suffering. It ends with his execution by crucifixion. The Passion is an episode in a longer story and cannot be properly understood without the story of the Resurrection.
The word Passion comes from the Latin word for suffering.
The crucifixion of Jesus is accepted by many scholars as an actual historical event. It is recorded in the writings of Paul, the Gospels, Josephus, and the Roman historian Tacitus. Scholars differ about the historical accuracy of the details, the context and the meaning of the event.
Most versions of the Passion begin with the events in the Garden of Gethsemane. Some also include the Last Supper, while some writers begin the story as early as Palm Sunday, when Jesus entered Jerusalem to the applause of the crowds.
The Passion is a story about injustice, doubt, fear, pain and, ultimately, degrading death. It tells how God experienced these things in the same way as ordinary human beings.
The most iconic image of the Passion is the crucifix - Christ in his last agony on the cross - found in statues and paintings, in glass, stone and wooden images in churches, and in jewellery.
The Passion appears in many forms of art. It is set to music, used as a drama and is the subject of innumerable paintings.
Spiritually, the Passion is the perfect example of suffering, which is one of the pervasive themes of the Christian religion.
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Interesting Dates. Herod’s death Eclipse of the moon, July 27, 3 BC... Crucifixion Solar Eclipse March 29 AD 32, Last Supper probably Tue April 1 (Passover) Trial, then, Crucifixion Fri Apr 4 AD 32. Just a guess. Of course Jesus died at 34, not 33, but the astronomical events seem to coincide...
Like several clock hands moving at different speeds throughout history, finally all coming back together at the same time at their starting point.
As Bogart said in The Big Sleep, “it means hmmm...”.
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