Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
Now at the festival (of Passover) Pilate used to release a prisoner
for them, anyone for whom they asked. 7 Now a man called
Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed
murder during the insurrection. 8 So the crowd came and began
to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom. 9 Then he
answered them, “Do you want me to release for you the King of
the Jews?” 10 For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the
chief priests had handed him over.
11 But
the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release
Barabbas for them instead. 12 Pilate spoke to them again, “Then
what do you wish me to do[a] with the man you call[b] the King of
the Jews?” 13 They shouted back, “Crucify him!” 14 Pilate asked
them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the
more, “Crucify him!” 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd,
released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed
him over to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
16 Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that
is, the governor’s headquarters[c]); and they called together the
whole cohort. 17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and
after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him.
18 And they began saluting him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 They
struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in
homage to him. 20 After mocking him, they stripped him of the
purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him
out to crucify him.
The
Crucifixion
DESCRIBE
1. Bullet point from Mark
15:6-20 what happens to
Jesus after he speaks to
Pilate. (the Barabbas/ Jesus
scene)
2. What happened when the
crowd insisted on crucifying
Jesus? (the mocking)
EXPLAIN
3. Why do you think that
Pilate gave the decision to
the crowd?
Crucifixion
What do you learn about
Crucifixion from this video?
(in French, read the subtitles!)
What was Jesus’ experience of crucifixion? Read the textbook
p.62-63 and make notes from the section “Process of
Crucifixion”.
Answer the activity questions on p.63
Draw a picture of the scene, and speech bubble what the Jewish
priests, bystanders, Roman centurion is saying. Use your gospels
Ch.15
*Why do you think the Romans chose
this form
of punishment?
To explain
crucifixion
as
a form of punishment
To describe Jesus’
experience of crucifixion
To evaluate how Mark’s
account of crucifixion
would be important for
1st century persecuted
Christians
Mark 15:21-49
We also mock
you!
King of
the Jews
My God, My God! Why
have you forsaken me!
Let us see if Elijah will
come and take him
down!
Let the Christ, the King
of the Jews, come down
now from the cross, so
we may see and believe!
1. On the picture, label
•Jesus – and what he says
•the two thieves –they “mock” Jesus
•the Jewish priests – what they say
•the Roman centurion – what he says
•the Roman soldiers – label that they
are playing dice for Jesus’ clothes
•the women
•the bystanders
2. Draw in
•The sign above the cross & what it
says
•a stick with sponge on it, that
someone is holding up to Jesus
**How does Mark show us
Jesus’ humanity? Explain 3
things.
1.
How is this account similar to
Psalm 22, written 500 years
before. Underline the similarities
to the Mark’s account.
2.
Why do you think Mark was
careful to reflect similarities
between Psalm 22 and his
account? What is he trying to
prove?
**How could Mark’s account of
Jesus’ crucifixion encourage
persecuted Christians?
Psalm 22
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
You are far from my pleas and the cry of my distress
My God, I call by day and you give no reply
I call by night and I find no peace.
All who see me mock at me;
they stare at me, they shake their heads;
I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like wax;
it is melted within my breast;
parched as burnt clay is my mouth,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
Many dogs have surrounded me;
a band of the wicked beset me
They tear holes in my hands and my feet
And lay me in the dust of death.
I can count all my bones.
These people stare at me and gloat
they divide my clothes among them,
and cast lots for my clothes.
O Lord do not leave me alone
My strength, make haste to help me!