The story of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection

Rosalie E. Dunbar

This story is found in Matthew, chapters 26–28; Mark, chapters 14–16; Luke, chapters 22–24; John, chapters 13–21; and the ascension is also recounted in Acts 1:1–11.

It seems amazing that Christ Jesus, the Son of God, could be hated and feared. Yet there's no doubt that, for all his good works, there were many who felt this way about him. Some people believed that his real goal was to set himself up as a king or military ruler and to free the Jews from the Romans who ruled them. But being a military leader wasn't at all what was behind Jesus' healing, preaching, and teaching.

The religious rulers felt threatened by what Jesus taught and how he healed. Some of the rumors that were being spread about Jesus came to a head in Jerusalem at the time of the Passover. This is a Jewish holiday that began when the people of Israel were trying to gain their freedom from slavery in Egypt hundreds of years before. The connection with freedom may have made Jesus' enemies wonder if he would make a move to free the Jews at Passover.

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