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• Anointing at Bethany

  [Bible]

  The anointing at Bethany is the event in which a woman poured costly ointment on Jesus in Bethany, near Jerusalem, a few days before his crucifixion. Jesus said that she had prepared beforehand for his burial.

• Empty Tomb

  [Bible]

  The empty tomb is the event in which women went to the tomb of Jesus early on the first day of the week, the third day after his crucifixion and burial, and found the stone moved away and his body gone. All four Gospels record it.

• Salome

  [People]

  Salome was a woman disciple who followed Jesus from Galilee. According to the Gospel of Mark, she watched the crucifixion and went to the tomb with spices on the morning of the resurrection.

• Matthew 27

  [Bible]

  This chapter records the events from Jesus' being handed over to the governor Pilate for trial, through His crucifixion and death at Golgotha, to His burial in a tomb. It also includes the death of Judas, the release of Barabbas, and the posting of a guard at the tomb.

• Joses

  [People]

  Joses is a figure in the Gospel of Mark, identified as the brother of James the Less. His mother, Mary, is recorded as one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus and his burial in the tomb.

• Arrest of Jesus

  [Bible]

  The arrest of Jesus is the event in which, on the night after the Last Supper, a crowd led by Judas Iscariot seized Jesus at Gethsemane. All four Gospels record it, and it leads directly to the trial and crucifixion of Jesus.

• Golgotha

  [Bible]

  Golgotha is the place outside the walls of Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was crucified. Its name means "skull." It is also known as Calvary, a name derived from the Latin translation.

• John 19:34–35

  [Bible Verses]

  John 19:34–35 records that after Jesus died on the cross, a soldier pierced his side with a spear and blood and water came out, and it declares that the one who saw this bears true witness. The passage is read as confirmation of Jesus' actual death and is often interpreted symbolically in connection with baptism and the Lord's Supper.

• Mark 15:33–37

  [Bible Verses]

  This passage describes the moment just before Jesus died on the cross when, after three hours of darkness, he cried out in the words of Psalm 22:1, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" It is frequently discussed in connection with the suffering of Jesus, the atonement, and the relationship between the Father and the Son.

• Luke 24

  [Bible]

  Luke 24 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Luke. It recounts the women's discovery of the empty tomb, Jesus' appearance to two travelers on the road to Emmaus, his appearance to the eleven apostles, in which he opens the Scriptures to them and appoints them as witnesses, and his departure as he blesses them near Bethany.

• John 16:7

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse from Jesus' Farewell Discourse in which he says that the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, will come only if he goes away. It is frequently cited to explain the promise of the Spirit's coming and the relationship between Jesus and the Spirit, and it also figures in debates over the identity of the "Comforter."

• Maundy Thursday

  [Feasts & Seasons]

  Maundy Thursday is the Thursday immediately before Easter. A Holy Week observance, it commemorates the Last Supper that Jesus shared with his disciples, at which he instituted the Lord's Supper and washed the disciples' feet.

• Cyrene

  [Bible]

  Cyrene was a Greek city on the northeastern coast of present-day Libya in North Africa. In the New Testament it appears as the hometown of Simon, who carried the cross for Jesus, and as the place of origin of early Christian evangelists who preached the gospel to Gentiles in Antioch.

• Matthew 26

  [Bible]

  Matthew 26 is the chapter in which the Passion narrative of Jesus begins. It recounts, in order, the plot to kill him, the anointing at Bethany, Judas's betrayal, the Last Supper, the prayer and arrest in Gethsemane, the trial before the high priest, and Peter's denial.

• John 19

  [Bible]

  John 19 records how, at the close of Pilate's trial, Jesus is crucified and dies, and how Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus bury his body in a new tomb.

• Holy Week

  [Feasts & Seasons]

  Holy Week is the week immediately preceding Easter, a period that commemorates Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem, his suffering, and his death on the cross. Korean Protestants commonly call it Passion Week, while Catholics and Anglicans in Korea generally call it Holy Week.

• Magdala

  [Bible]

  Magdala was an ancient town believed to have stood on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. In the Bible it is known chiefly through the name "Mary Magdalene."

• Alexander (Son of Simon)

  [People]

  Alexander was a son of Simon of Cyrene, the man who carried Jesus' cross, and the brother of Rufus. He is mentioned by name only once, in Mark 15:21.