Holidays

Easter

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Lent

Shrove Tuesday — What is it?

Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras — What is it?

Ash Wednesday — What is it?

What is Lent?

Passion Week

Passion Week — What is it?

Palm Sunday — What is it?

Maundy Thursday — What is it?

Good Friday — What is it?

Holy Saturday — What is it?

Easter Sunday — What is it?

Easter Monday — What is it?

Preparation

What is the passion of the Christ?

What is the triumphal entry? How is the triumphal entry significant?

What is the Last Supper and why is it significant?

What did Jesus mean when He said, "let this cup pass from me"?

What day of the week was Jesus crucified?

Crucifixion

Was Jesus crucified on a Friday? If so, how did He spend three days in the tomb if He was resurrected on Sunday?

What legal trials of Jesus led to His crucifixion?

What happened in the last hours before Jesus' death?

What is the significance of the crown of thorns?

INRI — What does it stand for? What was the inscription placed on Jesus' cross?

What are the last seven sayings of Christ and what do they mean?

Why did Jesus pray "Father, forgive them" from the cross?

What was the temple veil? What is the meaning of the temple veil being torn in two when Jesus died?

What is the meaning of people being resurrected with Jesus' death? What is significant about those raised to life when Jesus died? (Matthew 27:50-53)

When Jesus was pierced, why did blood and water come out of His side?

Resurrection

Is the resurrection of Jesus true? Was Jesus Christ really resurrected?

Why is it so important that Jesus rose from the dead?

Why is the reality of the bodily resurrection of Jesus so central to the Christian faith?

What is the significance of the resurrection of Jesus?

Was Jesus resurrected? How can you prove Christ's resurrection?

Why should I believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

Why is the empty tomb so important?

Theology

Who is Jesus Christ?

What does it mean that Jesus died for our sins?

Is there a particular meaning of the cross?

What does it mean that Jesus Christ conquered death?

What is the Passover Lamb? How is Jesus our Passover Lamb?

Why does it matter that Jesus was dead for three days?

What is the significance of the blood of Christ?

Where are the death and resurrection of Messiah prophesied in Hebrew Scriptures?

Observance

What is the meaning of Easter?

How do we determine the date to celebrate Easter?

Easter origins — What are they? Should we even be celebrating Easter?

The Stations of the Cross – What are they? What can we learn from the Scriptural Way of the Cross?

What is an Easter Vigil?

What is the origin of the saying, "He is risen; He is risen indeed"?

Where did the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs come from?

Is Easter a pagan holiday?

Should Christians celebrate Easter?

Specifics

What do people mean when they say they believe in Jesus?

Who is responsible for Jesus Christ's death?

What is faith in Jesus? What does it mean to have faith in Jesus?

If Jesus is our atonement, why did He die at Passover instead of the Day of Atonement?

How was Jesus' death a real sacrifice if He knew He would be resurrected?

Do the gospel resurrection accounts contradict each other?

Where was Jesus for the three days between His death and resurrection?

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