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A contemporary representation of the events that took place around the death of Jesus and His resurrection - portrayed by a group of Scottish Artists ... and brought to you by courtesy of http://tcweb.co.uk/stationsofthecross Mt. 26:17-25, 26-29 On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” He replied, “Go to the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘the Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciple in your house.’” So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
Cake and Icing by Ev Hogarth When the evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve.
Oil Painting by Gordon Henderson And while they were eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.” They were very sad and began to say to him one after another. “Surely not I, Lord?” Jesus replied, “the one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.” Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely not I Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “Yes it is you.” Mt. 26:36-46 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
Oil Painting by Dot Walker Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little further, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” He went away a second time and prayed, “My father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.” When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hand of sinners. Rise, let us go! Here comes my betrayer!” Mt. 26:47-56 Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.
Textile by Elisabeth Grant With that, one of Jesus’ companions, reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?” At that time Jesus said to the crowed, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you’ve come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me. But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled. Mt. 26:57-58, 69-75 Those who arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled.
Watercolour by Elizabeth Hooper But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome. Mt. 27:15-26 Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas. So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?” For he new it was out of envy that they had handed over Jesus to him. While Pilate was sitting on the judges seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.” But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed. “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they answered. “What shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked.
Textile and Wire by Elisabeth Grant They all answered, “Crucify him!” “Why, what crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!” When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!” All the people answered, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!” Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged and handed him over to be crucified. Mt. 27:27-31 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
Wood Carving by John McLaughlin They spat on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put on his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. Mt. 27:32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
Watercolour and wire by Ann Bovey Luke 23:27-32 A large number of people followed him, including women who wailed and mourned for him. Jesus turned and said to them,
Oil Painting by Sheila Strachan “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, weep for yourselves and for your children. For the time will come when you’ll say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ Then and to the hills ”Cover us!’” Two other men, both criminals, were also led back to be executed. Mt. 27:32-44 As they were going out they met a man from Cyrene, called Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
A Triptych by Ruth Hamilton They came to a place called Golgotha (Which means The Place of the Skull). There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. Above his head they placed a written charge over him: This Is Jesus, The King Of The Jews. Two Robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the son of god!” In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! Let him come now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God save him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the son of God.’” In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults at him. Luke 23:39-43 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
Weaving by Katy Wright Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” John 19:25-27: Near the cross of Jesus, stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Oil Painting by Barbara Daly When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. Mt. 27:45-56 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” – which means, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”
Ink Drawing by James Haram When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.” Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.” And when Jesus had cried out again in aloud voice, he gave up his spirit.
Ian Cunningham At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people. When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!” Many women were there watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons. Mt. 27:57-66 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that had cut out of the rock.
Ink on Paper by Sandy McMillan He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb. The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief Priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. “Sir,” they said, ‘we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, “After three days I will rise again.’ So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been risen from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.” “Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting a guard. Mt. 28:1-7 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back on the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.
Oil on Canvas by Bob Gould Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
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