{"id":1396,"date":"2011-04-15T08:50:27","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T12:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2020-01-28T10:47:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T15:47:23","slug":"holy-week-timeline-visualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/holy-week-timeline-visualization\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Week Timeline Visualization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- This site is converting visitors into subscribers and customers with OptinMonster - https:\/\/optinmonster.com --><script>var om591066cd41d9e,om591066cd41d9e_poll=function(){var r=0;return function(n,l){clearInterval(r),r=setInterval(n,l)}}();!function(e,t,n){if(e.getElementById(n)){om591066cd41d9e_poll(function(){if(window['om_loaded']){if(!om591066cd41d9e){om591066cd41d9e=new OptinMonsterApp();return om591066cd41d9e.init({\"s\":\"12320.591066cd41d9e\",\"staging\":0,\"dev\":0,\"beta\":0});}}},25);return;}var d=false,o=e.createElement(t);o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/a.optnmstr.com\/app\/js\/api.min.js\",o.async=true,o.onload=o.onreadystatechange=function(){if(!d){if(!this.readyState||this.readyState===\"loaded\"||this.readyState===\"complete\"){try{d=om_loaded=true;om591066cd41d9e=new OptinMonsterApp();om591066cd41d9e.init({\"s\":\"12320.591066cd41d9e\",\"staging\":0,\"dev\":0,\"beta\":0});o.onload=o.onreadystatechange=null;}catch(t){}}}};(document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0]||document.documentElement).appendChild(o)}(document,\"script\",\"omapi-script\");<\/script><!-- \/ OptinMonster --><br \/>\nThis coming Sunday is Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week (or Passion Week)\u2014the week that commemorates Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection. Here\u2019s a new visualization we created that harmonizes the four Gospel accounts of Holy Week and lets you examine the \u201cwho,\u201d \u201cwhat,\u201d and \u201cwhere\u201d of events leading up to and through Easter:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/holy-week-timeline2.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/holy-week-timeline2.png\" alt=\"Holy Week timeline visualization\" width=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1399\"><\/a><br \/>\nAlso available: <a href=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/holy-week-timeline2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the lines in the chart to see at a glance what people were doing, where they were, and whom they were with at any point during the week. For example, below is a closeup of the chart showing Jesus in Gethsemane and his betrayal by Judas. First Jesus draws aside Peter, James, and John and entreats them to pray while Jesus also prays. Then Judas and a crowd arrive; Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss, Jesus is arrested, and the disciples flee, while Peter and John follow at a distance. The visualization shows you the main actors in the story and provides Bible references for you to read the story yourself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/holy-week-timeline2.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/holy-week-timeline-gethsemane.png\" alt=\"Detail of Jesus and his disciples in Gethsemane\" width=\"500\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/holy-week-timeline-gethsemane.png 500w, https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/holy-week-timeline-gethsemane-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re releasing the visualization under a Creative Commons license, which means that you should feel free to print copies (we recommend printing <a href=\"https:\/\/bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/holy-week-timeline2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the PDF<\/a>) and share them with people at your church.<\/p>\n<p>Because the Gospel writers weren\u2019t concerned about writing strict chronological accounts, the details and timing of some events are open to interpretation. For example, when exactly did Judas meet with some of the Jewish leaders to agree to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver? What did Jesus do on Wednesday? The chart shows one of several possible sequences of events.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in reading a <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justintaylor\/category\/holy-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">harmony of Holy Week that includes the text of the relevant Scripture passages<\/a>, Justin Taylor at The Gospel Coalition put one together in 2010. Our visualization is based partly on Justin\u2019s work (which in turn is based on work by Craig Blomberg); we also consulted study Bibles and other Bible reference materials.<\/p>\n<p>The visualization format itself is based on a <a href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/657\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2009 XKCD comic<\/a> that illustrates the structure of several movies, including <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> and the <em>Star Wars<\/em> trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this chart leads you to contemplate more deeply the meaning behind the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicene_Creed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ancient words<\/a> that Christ \u201cwas crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures\u201d as we move closer to celebrating his resurrection this Easter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week (or Passion Week)\u2014the week that commemorates Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection. Here\u2019s a new visualization we created that harmonizes the four Gospel accounts of Holy Week and lets you examine the \u201cwho,\u201d \u201cwhat,\u201d and \u201cwhere\u201d of events leading up to and through Easter: Also available: PDF. 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