The Last Week - by Maureen Chaffin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This book details the last days of Christ's life, his death and resurrection; with commentary on those events as given from the historical perspective of biblical Jewish practices and beliefs. The Last Week describes the city of Jerusalem and the Temple, explains Levites and priests, various rituals, the Last Supper, koshering, the bitter gall, the sponge and vinegar, crucifixion, symbolism of Christ's blood, who Pilate and Herod were, the Holy Ghost, Day of Preparation, High Sabbath, Roman flogging, why Christ called his mother Woman, why Jesus died and resurrected when he did, Jewish burial customs, Passover/seder, and much, much more.