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The triumphal entry into Jerusalem is a narrative in the four canonical Gospels describing the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem a few days before his crucifixion. This event is celebrated each year by Christians on Palm Sunday. According to the gospels, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover, entering the city riding a donkey.
Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter.The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. [3]
The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is narrated in Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–11, Luke 19:28–44 and John 12:12–19. The following comparison is primarily based on the New International Version (NIV): [1]
Triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a mosaic from Palermo, ca. 1150 Palms carried on Palm Sunday, 2011, at Sanok, Poland Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg (1492). The Duke chose a palm as his personal symbol in commemoration of his pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1468 when he became a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre.
John 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It narrates an anointing of Jesus' feet, attributed to Mary of Bethany, as well as an account of the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. [1]
Luke has all of this content in 19:28-20:8, except for the fig tree, and includes an explicit prediction by Jesus of Jerusalem's destruction. He also states the Pharisees tried to silence His followers praise of Him during his entry into Jerusalem and, like Matthew, Luke says Jesus expelled the money changers on the day He arrived there.
The narrative can be divided into the following subsections: Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (21:1–11) Cleansing of the Temple (21:12–17) Cursing the fig tree (21:18–22) Authority of Jesus questioned (21:23-27) Parable of the Two Sons (21:28-32) Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen (21:33-46)
[33] [34] [48] [49] As Jesus travels towards Jerusalem through Perea he returns to the area where he was baptized. [50] [51] [52] Final week in Jerusalem: The final part of Jesus's ministry begins (Matthew 21 and Mark 11) with his triumphal entry into Jerusalem after the raising of Lazarus episode which takes place in Bethany.