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The Last Hours of Jesus: From Gethsemane to Golgotha

Ralph Gorman

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Description:Here for the ordinary reader is an unforgettable moment-by-moment account that brings to vivid life the powerful events that transpired between Jesus Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and His death on the Cross at Golgotha.Fr. Ralph Gorman has here crafted for us a single detailed narrative out of the four Gospels, weaving into his narrative relevant Old Testament passages and prophecies, and facts from Jewish and Roman history, laws, beliefs, traditions, and practices, plus helpful first century military, political, geographical, and archaeological information.Faithful to the Gospels while drawing on the best commentaries on them in English, Latin, French, German, and Italian, these rich pages provide you a refreshing reading of the Gospels supplemented by reliable archaeological, historical, and theological information about the period, places, and persons involved. Plus, you have the benefit of Fr. Gorman's keen depictions of the Gospel places based on his three years residence there.You can read this book straight through, or one chapter a day as spiritual reading before Mass or during Lent. Either way, you'll come to grasp anew the depths of Christ's love for you, awakening in you greater devotion to Him than ever before.From these moving pages, you'll come to learn scores of new and sometimes surprising things, including:-The exact moment that Satan entered Judas: can you name it?-The most terrible words Jesus spoke during his life on earth: do you know them? (Pray they will never be said about you.)-How Jesus failed to fulfill popular hopes about the Messiah-The dangerous political currents in Palestine that fueled the fatal events of holy week: Fr. Ralph Gorman explains them all-That naked man who fled before Jesus and the soldiers after Jesus s arrest. Was it really St. Mark, as some say?-Annas, Caiaphas, Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Pilate, the High Priests, the Sanhedrin, the Sadducees, the Scribes, and the Pharisees: learn which of these many overlapping (and often conflicting) authorities and groups ruled what . . . did what . . . and why-The many and often shifting charges made against Jesus-Why Jesus refused to answer many of His accusers-The moment that, under oath, Jesus declared himself to be God: do you know when that was?-Pontius Pilate before and after Christ s passion: where he came from and what happened to him afterwards-He burst asunder and all his bowels gushed out : St. Luke s little-known description of the death of Judas-The incestuous marriage that led to the death of John the Baptist-What Barabbas really did, and why that led the crowd to demand Pilate release him instead of Jesus-Why, so quickly, Palm Sunday's "Hosannas" led to Good Friday's "Crucify him!";-The likely location of the crucifixion, and that spot in particular was chosen-How Roman methods deliberately increased the shame and pain of crucifixion-Why, after His death, the Sanhedrin still feared Jesus-And much more to enrich your knowledge, understanding, and love of Jesus!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Last Hours of Jesus: From Gethsemane to Golgotha. To get started finding The Last Hours of Jesus: From Gethsemane to Golgotha, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 304

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Sophia Institute Press

Release: 2018

ISBN: 1622824709

Description: Here for the ordinary reader is an unforgettable moment-by-moment account that brings to vivid life the powerful events that transpired between Jesus Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and His death on the Cross at Golgotha.Fr. Ralph Gorman has here crafted for us a single detailed narrative out of the four Gospels, weaving into his narrative relevant Old Testament passages and prophecies, and facts from Jewish and Roman history, laws, beliefs, traditions, and practices, plus helpful first century military, political, geographical, and archaeological information.Faithful to the Gospels while drawing on the best commentaries on them in English, Latin, French, German, and Italian, these rich pages provide you a refreshing reading of the Gospels supplemented by reliable archaeological, historical, and theological information about the period, places, and persons involved. Plus, you have the benefit of Fr. Gorman's keen depictions of the Gospel places based on his three years residence there.You can read this book straight through, or one chapter a day as spiritual reading before Mass or during Lent. Either way, you'll come to grasp anew the depths of Christ's love for you, awakening in you greater devotion to Him than ever before.From these moving pages, you'll come to learn scores of new and sometimes surprising things, including:-The exact moment that Satan entered Judas: can you name it?-The most terrible words Jesus spoke during his life on earth: do you know them? (Pray they will never be said about you.)-How Jesus failed to fulfill popular hopes about the Messiah-The dangerous political currents in Palestine that fueled the fatal events of holy week: Fr. Ralph Gorman explains them all-That naked man who fled before Jesus and the soldiers after Jesus s arrest. Was it really St. Mark, as some say?-Annas, Caiaphas, Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Pilate, the High Priests, the Sanhedrin, the Sadducees, the Scribes, and the Pharisees: learn which of these many overlapping (and often conflicting) authorities and groups ruled what . . . did what . . . and why-The many and often shifting charges made against Jesus-Why Jesus refused to answer many of His accusers-The moment that, under oath, Jesus declared himself to be God: do you know when that was?-Pontius Pilate before and after Christ s passion: where he came from and what happened to him afterwards-He burst asunder and all his bowels gushed out : St. Luke s little-known description of the death of Judas-The incestuous marriage that led to the death of John the Baptist-What Barabbas really did, and why that led the crowd to demand Pilate release him instead of Jesus-Why, so quickly, Palm Sunday's "Hosannas" led to Good Friday's "Crucify him!";-The likely location of the crucifixion, and that spot in particular was chosen-How Roman methods deliberately increased the shame and pain of crucifixion-Why, after His death, the Sanhedrin still feared Jesus-And much more to enrich your knowledge, understanding, and love of Jesus!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Last Hours of Jesus: From Gethsemane to Golgotha. To get started finding The Last Hours of Jesus: From Gethsemane to Golgotha, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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