Passion week
Passion Week is the period of Jesus’ final days in Jerusalem leading up to His crucifixion and resurrection. It usually begins with His triumphal entry and centers on His suffering, death, and victory over the grave.
At a Glance
Passion Week is the period of Jesus’ final days in Jerusalem leading up to His crucifixion and resurrection. It usually begins with His triumphal entry and centers on His suffering, death, and victory over the grave.
Description
Passion Week is a Christian term for the final period of Jesus Christ’s earthly ministry, especially the days surrounding His entry into Jerusalem, His last supper with His disciples, His arrest, trials, crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. The word “Passion” refers to Christ’s sufferings, not merely to strong emotion. In conservative evangelical use, the term points to the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ deliberate movement toward the cross in fulfillment of the Father’s will and the Scriptures. The exact day-by-day reconstruction of the week is discussed among interpreters, but the central biblical facts are clear: Jesus entered Jerusalem as the promised King, gave Himself to atone for sin, died under Pontius Pilate, was buried, and rose again on the third day.