The Final Days of Jesus

Posted on 25 March 2017 by Andreas J. Kostenberger

Walk With Jesus During His Last Week on EarthOn March 29, AD 33, Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem and boldly predicted that he would soon be put to death executed on a cross, like a common criminal So began the most important week of the most important person who ever lived.Nearly 2,000 years later, the events that took place during Jesus s last days still reverberate through the ages Designed as a day by day guide to Passion Week, The Final Days of Jesus leads us to re examine and meditate on the history making, earth shaking significance of Jesus s arrest, trial, crucifixion, and empty tomb.Combining a chronological arrangement of the Gospel accounts with insightful commentary, charts, and maps, this book will help you better understand what actually happened all those years ago and why it matters today. Read The Final Days of Jesus – kino-fada.fr Source Free copy from Crossway in exchange for a review The review is of my opinion, and in no way coerced, or reflected by another.Summary The introduction begins by defining how to use this book, then a short introduction to the Gospels, belief in the Gospels, and how to deal with contradictions A time line of the last week is given from the Gospels Chapters are divided in to the day s of the week, and by what events happened each day Sunday through Wednesday the Bible verses are give Source Free copy from Crossway in exchange for a review The review is of my opinion, and in no way coerced, or reflected by another.Summary The introduction begins by defining how to use this book, then a short introduction to the Gospels, belief in the Gospels, and how to deal with contradictions A time line of the last week is given from the Gospels Chapters are divided in to the day s of the week, and by what events happened each day Sunday through Wednesday the Bible verses are given only, then a summary Thursday through Sunday the Scripture passage is written in complete and given first, followed by a brief commentary The Thursday through Sunday section is lengthier Bible passages are from the English Standard Version, Crossway An epilogue, teaches...I remember the first time I found a problem in my Bible It was quite accidental I had just read about Judas s death Racked with remorse, he hung himself But then I read in another passage that he fell off a cliff and burst open What in the world I went to my trusted leaders and asked that very question The responses I received were attempts to harmonize the accounts e.g., maybe Judas hung himself, the rope broke, and he fell Later I learned there is a whole body of literature dedicat I remember the first time I found a problem in my Bible It was quite accidental I had just read about Judas s death Racked with remorse, he hung himself But then I read in another passage that he fell off a cliff and burst open What in the world I went to my tr...I was attracted to this book to find a clear, simple outline of the events in the last week of Jesus life Kostenberger is a world class NT scholar and I expected him to provide a clear outline and some explanations of different opinions re various options for understanding the text This book is a little different to what I expected.The book is written a...Really enjoyed the narrative approach of this book Taylor and K stenberger tell the story but add many historical details that help understand the last week of Christ The maps and charts are very useful There are just two things I was questioning while reading and would have appreciateexplanation from the authors 1 P 68 Peter and the other ten disciples were clean though not yet regenerated and only needed partial cleansing They wrote this in the context of the washing of Really enjoyed the narrative approach of this book Taylor and K stenberger tell the story but add many historical details that help understand the last week of Christ The maps and charts are very useful There are just two things I was questioning while reading and...Well organized harmony of the GospelsI really appreciated the organization of the Gospel accounts of the final week of Jesus life as well as the commentary provided afterwards This is an excellent resource to go through the Passion Week while reading.Crossway recently released a new work from Andreas Kostenberger and Justin Taylor entitled The Final Days of Jesus Through this work the authors seek to provide an organized and devotional look at the final week of the life of Christ Kostenberger and Taylor offer the reader a guided tour of Passion Week that is accessible, organized, and stirring.The structure of this work is basically a harmony of the Gospels focused on the week of His passion with extensive commentary on the biblical text T Crossway recently released a new work from Andreas Kostenberger and Justin Taylor entitled The Final Days of Jesus Through this w...This is a great resource for Christians in pondering Holy Week Kostenberger and Taylor have assembled all the Gospel material from the week and organized them chronologically by day.Each collection of readings is followed by a commentary that adds context and elaborates upon the setting and storyline It is a simple, but very effective format, as it focuses the reader on the week s events, the history leading up to the final week, and then gives a unique kind of focus on the historicity of the This is a great resource for Christians in pondering Holy Week Kostenberger and Taylor have assembled all the Gospel material from the week and organized them chronologically by day.Each collection of readings is followed by a commentary that adds context and elaborates upon the setting and storyline It is a simple, but very effective format, as it focuses the reader on the week s events, the history leading up to the final w...Inspiring readI like the way the book is put together chronologically, by scripture then immediate commentary It aids the understanding of scripture.I started reading this on Palm Sunday thinking that I would read one day s worth of scripture and commentary each day of Holy Week, and finish on the day after Easter there is a section on the post resurrection and ascension part of the story Well, it is very meaty and not a quick read, so I have taken a month to read it Worthwhile, however.Main features that make it a great book the scripture passages are included, from all four gospels the commentary is thorough without being tedious in I started reading this on Palm Sunday thinking that I would read one day s worth of scripture and commentary each day ...Great consolidation and commentary Great consolidation and commentary on the final days of Jesus on earth before ascending to the Father A helpful study tool

25 March 2017

Andreas J. Kostenberger