religion ch 21 Flashcards
(22 cards)
When Passover was celebrated, what four “cups” were drunk?
- Cup of solemn blessing
- cup after reading exodus,
- cup of blessing
- cup of consummation
How did Jesus change some of the elements of the Passover meal at the Last Supper?
- body
- blood
- he left it unfinished… cup of consummation
What important part of the Passover celebration did Jesus leave out at the Last Supper?
Drinking the cup of consummation
What “cup” is Jesus referring to when he is praying at Gethsemane?
Cup of consummation and his upcoming passion and death
What was the charge used to condemn Jesus?
Blasphemy
Why did the Sanhedrin not kill Jesus right away?
He couldn’t give him death only the governor could give him a death sentence
What did the chief priests do with the money Judas threw back at them after Jesus had been betrayed?
They bought the potter’s field to bury strangers in because they could not put blood money in the treasury
What two people carried Jesus’ cross to Golgotha?
Jesus and Simon of Cyrene
What title did Pilate have placed on the cross?
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
Which disciple did Jesus choose to care for his mother?
John
When did Jesus drink the Cup of Consummation?
When the sour wine was offered to him on the branch of Hyssop, right before he died
Who did the crowd want freed instead of Jesus?
Barabbas
Lambs are a big theme in the writing of St. John (the Gospel and the Book of Revelation) Why does St. John’s Gospel have Jesus dying on the Cross on Thursday afternoon?
The lambs would be slaughtered on the day Jesus died.
What was Jesus’ last miracle before his death?
The soldiers ear
When Judas threw the 30 pieces of silver back at them, what did they do with the money?
They bought the potter’s field to bury strangers;also called the “Field of Blood”
What is the irony of the convict with the name “Barabbas,” who the crowd demanded be released instead of Jesus?
Barabarras-means son of God/father. The innocent son of God was executed but the guilty “son of God” was set free
What did Pilate hope to accomplish by having Jesus scourged?
He was hoping that he would appease the crowd
What is the significance of Jesus crying out, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Prophecy of his death
What is the significance of Jesus taking the sour wine and then pronouncing, “It is finished?”
He would finally drink out of the cup of consummation that ends the Passover
- What is the significance of the Temple curtain being torn in two after Jesus’ death?
The curtain in the Temple, which physically separated the people from the dwelling-place of God-showed the end of the old covenant
- Why is it significant that when the soldiers came to Jesus, he was already dead, so they did not break his legs?
Jesus is the perfect pascal lamb so no bones would be broken on him
Who was waiting there for Jesus to preach to them and take them to Heaven?
All saints who died before Jesus came
