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The Christ's self-sacrifice
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Based Upon Cycle C Lectionary Gospels
Gospel Theme:
The Christ's self-sacrifice
Gospel Note:
In comparison with the Synoptic Passion accounts, John's is unique on many levels. Chief among these is the impression throughout Chapters 18 and 19 that Jesus is in control of his own fate: from the scene of his arrest (in which Judas plays no real part) to the trial before Pilate (which Jesus manipulates) to the moment of his death (in which he gives up his spirit), he is ''in charge,'' willfully directing the events toward their divinely appointed end.
The Christ's self-sacrifice
Gospel Note:
In comparison with the Synoptic Passion accounts, John's is unique on many levels. Chief among these is the impression throughout Chapters 18 and 19 that Jesus is in control of his own fate: from the scene of his arrest (in which Judas plays no real part) to the trial before Pilate (which Jesus manipulates) to the moment of his death (in which he gives up his spirit), he is ''in charge,'' willfully directing the events toward their divinely appointed end.
