Crucify Him! Crucify Him!
I have heard your cries of boredom with looking at the prayers of the prayer book so, with Lent, Holy Week, and Easter fast approaching, our next Bible Study series, beginning tonight, will focus on the trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus. We are going to look specifically at how each of the four Gospel authors treat this subject, paying particular attention to what sets them apart from one another. I will address questions like: why does Mark focus so much on the Crucifixion, why does John treat the death of Jesus as a pain-free and glorious thing, why does Luke's account go so much further than the others, what really happened to Judas, what sets Matthew's ending apart from the others, and why does Mark's account just stop? The idea will be that by Holy Week this year, you will have a lot deeper understanding of these important scriptures, which will allow you to engage Holy Week and a stronger, deeper spiritual way!
So, with that little teaser, here is the schedule of reading:
Feb. 7 - Matthew 26:1 - 27:26
Feb. 14 - Matther 27:27 - 28:20
Feb. 21 - ASH WEDNESDAY, no lesson this night, but we will still meet for the 7pm service
Feb. 28 - Mark 14:1 - 15:15
March 7 - Mark 15:16 - 16:8
March 14 - Luke 22:1 - 23:25
March 21 - Luke 23:26 - 24:53
March 28 - John 17:1 - 18:40
April 4 - John 19:1 - 20:31
-Fr. Ryan
posted by St. Mark's Youth @ 10:14 AM
5 Comments:
We're reading one half of the story each week... so each chapter gets 2 weeks... so that adds up to 8 weeks... minus Ash Wednesday. Ü
exactly. ;]
I like how this discussion was hashed out here instead of, say, oh you know, across the hallway of your home!
-Fr.R
pretty much. Ü
Can we put our comments about the different accounts up here too? I've read all of Matthew's and Mark's (and I'm starting Luke's) and I've been writing down the things I've noticed. Or am I getting ahead of myself? Either way, I like this study.
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