SURVEYING THE CROSS Pursuing An Increasingly Cross-Centered Life During Lent For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2 From Pastor Chris Brauns, March 2014, Revised March 2015, January 2016 iii Chris Brauns, Surveying the Cross TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: A Strategy for the Cross-Centered Life .............................................................................. 1 Picturing the Easter Narrative .......................................................................................................................... 3 People Associated with Holy Week ............................................................................................................ 3 *The LORD Jesus Christ .............................................................................................................................. 3 Angels ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Annas ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 The Apostles .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Barrabas............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Caiaphas ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 A Centurion...................................................................................................................................................... 5 Cleopas .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Herod Antipas................................................................................................................................................. 5 *James the brother of John ........................................................................................................................ 5 *John ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Joseph of Arimathea ..................................................................................................................................... 5 *Judas Iscariot ................................................................................................................................................ 6 *Mary ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 *Mary, Martha, and Lazarus ...................................................................................................................... 6 *Mary Magdalene .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Nicodemus ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 *Peter / Simon Peter .................................................................................................................................... 6 Pharisees .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 *Pontius Pilate ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Pontius Pilate’s Wife .................................................................................................................................... 7 Roman Soldiers .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Sadducees......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Samaritans ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Sanhedrin ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 *Thieves on the Cross .................................................................................................................................. 8 *Thomas ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 What Happened Each Day During Holy Week ....................................................................................... 8 Palm Sunday.................................................................................................................................................... 8 Monday.............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Tuesday ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Wednesday ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Thursday........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Friday ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Saturday ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 ©Chris Brauns 2017 iv Chris Brauns, Surveying the Cross Easter Sunday .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Events Related to Holy Week ..................................................................................................................... 11 Ash Wednesday .......................................................................................................................................... 11 *Easter ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 The Farewell Discourse ........................................................................................................................... 11 *Good Friday ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Holy Week ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 *The Last Supper ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Lent .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Maundy Thursday ...................................................................................................................................... 11 *Palm Sunday and the Triumphal Entry ........................................................................................... 13 *Pentecost ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Places Associated With Holy Week ......................................................................................................... 13 Bethany .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 *Calvary.......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Emmaus ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Galilee ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 *Gethsemane ................................................................................................................................................ 14 *Golgotha (also called “Calvary”) ........................................................................................................ 15 Jerusalem 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