1. Passion and Death (Luke 22:1 – 23:56)
Trefor Bacon

2. Luke 22 The Conspiracy against Jesus (22:1-6)
Preparations for the Passover (22:7-13)
The Last Supper (22:14-20)
The Betrayal Foretold (22:21-23)
The Role of the Disciples (22:24-30)
Peter’s Denial Foretold (22:31-34)
Instructions for the Time of Crisis (22:35-38)
The Agony in the Garden (22:39-46)
The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus (22:47-53)
Peter’s Denial of Jesus (22:54-65)
Jesus before the Sanhedrin (22:66-71)

3. Luke 23 Jesus before Pilate (23:1-5) Jesus before Herod (23:6-17)
The Sentence of Death (23:18-25)
The Way of the Cross (23:26-32)
The Crucifixion (23:33-43)
The Death of Jesus (23:44-49)
The Burial of Jesus (23:50-56)

4. The Agony in the Garden (22:39-46)
“Pray that you may not undergo the test.”
(22:40b)
Then Jesus “prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.” (22:44b)
When he returned to the disciples, he found them sleeping from grief.
Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer

5. The Seizing of Jesus (22:47-53)
Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss.
22:49-51 …Jesus remains composed and accepts what happens.
On the right, the disciples leave in shock.
Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

6. Jesus before Annas & Peter’s First Denial of Jesus (22:56-62)
On the bottom, a maid challenges Peter: “This man too was with him.” (22:56b)
Peter replies, “Woman, I do not know him.” (23:57b)
The first of Peter's three denials.
On the top, Jesus stands before Annas while men ridicule and beat him.
Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

7. Jesus before Herod (23:8-10)
The appearance of Jesus before Herod is only in Luke.
Herod questions Jesus.
Jesus remains silent because it is faith in Jesus, not curiosity, that gets rewarded.
Predominant theme in Byzantine art: Jesus in red & blue robes.
Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna

8. The Crucifixion (23:33-43) Very symbolic composition:
Women in blue & red robes
Good Thief (left) - angel
Bad Thief (right) - demon
Skull – location name (Place of the Skulls)
INRI inscription – “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”
Palm fronds (leaves) – Palm Sunday
Good Thief (23:39-43)
only in Luke
Artist: Delgi Attavanti Attavante

9. THE END…