A poignant new portrait of Jesus, O MY FATHER takes us back to the scene at the garden of Gethsemane. Jesus knows he is about to be betrayed and arrested, and prays to his father:
“And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.”
For the first thousand years of Christianity, the story of the cross wasn't about a legal "payment" to an angry God. It was a rescue mission.
It is remarkable and surprising that women play such a prominent role in the gospels as the first witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus.
The Gospels give accurate details about Jesus’ travels and distances to the places he visited.
On Easter morning, John and Peter, after hearing Mary Magdalene’s report that Jesus’ body was missing, raced to the tomb.
On the third day of Holy Week, Judas Iscariot negotiates with the Sanhedrin to hand Jesus over.
On the third day of Holy Week, the religious leaders confront Jesus in order to entrap him.
The Shroud of Turin would be of limited interest as an ancient artifact were it not for the fact that the gospel of Mark mentions that Joseph of Arimathea wrapped Jesus' body in a linen cloth for burial.
