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Last week of Jesus' life – What is the timeline of events?
What happened during the last week of Jesus' life? Here is a chart of the final week of Jesus' life.
| Date/Time |
Event (all in Jerusalem, Israel) |
| Sunday, April 10, 30 AD |
2 mile journey to Jerusalem from Bethany, where Jesus stays each night |
| Monday, April 11, 30 AD |
Jesus protests financial transactions within the temple; argues with chief priests |
| Tuesday, April 12, 30 AD |
Jesus predicts/announces the date of his execution; debates with religious leaders; responds to question about greatest commandment |
| Tuesday, April 12, 30 AD |
Judas contracts to betray Jesus |
| Wednesday, April 13, 30 AD |
Jesus warns against religious leaders, calling them hypocrites and snakes; From Mount of Olives, Jesus mourns Jerusalem's rejection and pending destruction |
| 6pm-11:30pm; Thursday, April 14, 30 AD |
Last supper with disciples - Passover meal |
| 11:30pm, Thursday, April 14, 30 AD - 1:00am, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Garden of Gethsemane - Jesus waits for his arrest |
| 1:00am-1:30am, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Confrontation in Garden and Jesus' Arrest |
| 1:30am-3:00am, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Trial 1: Annas, former Jewish High Priest for 16 years - Jesus receives initial physical abuse |
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Trial 2: Current Jewish High Priest, Caiaphas, and the Sanhedrin Court - Jesus bloodied by abuse |
| 3:00am-5:00am, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Imprisonment at Caiaphas' palace |
| 5:00am-6:00am, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Trial 3: All the Jewish elders, including the High Priest, scribes and whole Sanhedrin. They decide to ask the Roman government to kill Jesus |
| 6:00am-7:00am, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Trial 4: Hearing before Roman governor Pilate, who declares, "I find no guilt in this man." |
| 7:00-7:30am, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Trial 5: Hearing before Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. Jesus refused to answer any questions so Herod returned him quickly to Pilate |
| 7:30am-8:30am, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Trial 6: Pilate repeatedly tried to release Jesus but the Jewish leaders continued to object. Pilate physically tortured and beat Jesus beyond recognition seeking to satisfy the Jewish leaders. However the Jews demanded that Jesus be crucified. Pilate resisted but eventually gave the order to execute Jesus |
| 8:30am-9:00am, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Pilate's Roman soldiers take Jesus into the court ("Praetorium") and enjoy mockery and continued torture, including driving thorns into his skull |
| 9:00am-12:00 noon, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Jesus forced to carry his own cross, then actual crucifixion |
| 12:00 noon - 3:00pm, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Momentous final 3 hours on the cross |
| 3:00pm, Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Death |
| Friday, April 15, 30 AD |
Burial |
| Sunday, April 17, 30 AD |
"Resurrection" - 1st reported appearance of Jesus as alive after execution |
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