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Outline the events, which lead up to the crucifixion of Jesus.

From his birth to his death Jesus both inspired and enraged those around him. The gospel that he taught was radical and in that sense was seen as a threat to the authorities and Religious leaders.
The main key events that lead up to the crucifixion of Jesus start off, from The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem (Mk 21: 1 –11) where Jesus approaches Jerusalem with his disciples and comes to the Mount of Olives. Many people spread their cloaks on the road and cut branches and spread them on the road as well and shouted “Praise God”.
Jesus riding on a colt fulfils the prophecy of Zechariah (Zech 9: 1- 17) this symbolises that he is the Messiah and the people recognise this and are ecstatic that they will hopefully be set free from Roman rule. But the people don’t realise what kind of Messiah Jesus was and they feared he would pose a religious threat to leaders and the Romans, as he were

The next event is when Jesus goes to the Temple. (Mk 11: 15 – 19) When Jesus and his disci...

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