Jesus travels

He moves from town to town in Galilee on his way to Jerusalem

He preaches and performs many miracles along the way

Miracles

Turns water into wine

Walks on water

Feed thousands with only a few fish and bread

Raises the dead

Jesus Proclaims

Proclaims the Kingdom of God

Preaches– How to attain heaven– Compassion– Charity– Love another as your self

Jewish Pharisees are angered

A Pharisee is a Jewish interpreter of Jewish LawJesus is preaching – Breaking Jewish dietary laws– The Good Samaritan– Turn the other cheek– Accepting women as

followers

Women Followers

One of the most famous was Mary Magdalene– Jesus stops a crowd

from stoning her– Jesus performs an

exorcism on her– She becomes one

of his closest followers

Back to John the Baptist

John the Baptist is executed by Herod Antipas

Upon hearing this Jesus climbs a mountain to be alone with his apostles

The Transfiguration

Here he becomes radiant and is seen by the apostles to be speaking with Moses and Elijah (both Jewish prophets)

Jesus tells the Apostles not to tell anyone what they saw and they head to Jerusalem

Passover of the year 30

Many Jews are entering Jerusalem for Passover

Jesus rides a donkey into Jerusalem

His followers are overjoyed and celebrate his arrival

Jesus in Jerusalem

Begins to anger many of the Jewish leaders– Flips over tables of money exchangers and

other salesman in front of the temple

Temple Priests

Are both religious and civic leaders in Jerusalem

They pay Judas Iscariot 30 silver coins to betray Jesus and help them in his arrest

Thursday Night

The night before Passover begins

Jesus has a last meal with his disciples

The Last Supper

Informs his disciples of his impending death but they do not understand

Breaks bread and wine with them

Informs them of the betrayal and that Peter will deny him

The Agony in the Garden

Jesus prays and asks God to save him form this impending doom

Sweats blood

The Arrest

Judas brings the Jewish leaders to arrest Christ

Jesus is brought to the Jewish High Priest

Guilty

The Jewish High Priest find Jesus guilty of blasphemy and orders his death

Jews can not execute anyone since they are under Roman rule

Pontius Pilot

Jesus is handed over to the Romans for execution

Pilot does not want to execute Jesus but his hand is forced by the Jewish crowds

The Scourging and Crowning

Jesus is lashed 40 times

He is then crowned with thorns by the Romans mocking him for the belief that he is the King of the Jews

Crucifixion

Jesus is forced to carry the cross he is to be crucified on to a place called Golgotha

He is crucified there at 9am in the year 30 (Jesus is 33 years old)

He dies at 3 that afternoon

Judas

Returns to the High Priest and throws the 30 silver coins on the floor

He then hangs himself

Jesus is buried

Jesus is removed from the cross and laid in a tomb

Resurrection

Mary of Magdalene and another woman (Mary) go to clean and dress the body 2 days later

When they arrive an Angel tells them Jesus has risen and they run to tell the apostles

After Death

The apostles don’t believe the women until Jesus appears and proves himself to them

Four days after his death Jesus ascends into Heaven

The Holy Spirit descends on the Apostles

Apostles spread out

Spread the word of Jesus and his teachings

Within 300 years of the death of Jesus Christianity is the official religion of the Empire

Return of Christ

Christians believe that Christ will return as a judge of the living and dead