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A 15 page paper that looks specifically at how the Synoptic Gospels relate to each other in the telling of the Passion of Christ, i.e., the days leading up to His crucifixion and Resurrection and then on to Pentecost. Numerous examples from the Gospels are cited to demonstrate their similarities and differences. The paper begins by explaining the Easter Cycle. Comments are made regarding the oral tradition versus the written tradition. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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their similarities and differences. The paper begins by explaining the Easter Cycle. Comments are made regarding the oral tradition versus the written tradition. Bibliography lists 6 sources. PGestr.rtf INTERDEPENDENCE
OF THE GOSPELS OF MATTHEW, MARK AND LUKE , November, 2001 properly! NOTE: All Biblical
references made to the New American Bible, unless otherwise stated. The Easter Cycle The early calendar of the Church was such that it began and ended with the
celebration of Easter, or Pascha, meaning Big Sunday. For Christians Easter celebrates the central event in human salvation. It is the highest and the oldest of Church feasts.1
The celebration begins with Easter Sunday and continues for seven weeks, during which time Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ by the power of God, His Father. The
50th day after Easter is Sunday, the Pentecost and this ends the Easter season. On Pentecost, Christians celebrate Gods gift of the Spirit, which refers to the breath and the
"unseeness" of God.2 There is an inseparable relationship between the cross and resurrection in Christianity that declares the unity of this cycle of Easter. Forty days of Lent are
honored prior to Easter; this is a reminder of the cost of the victory of the cross. Pentecost ends the period and this day is intended to remind Christians of
the Spirit-Gods gift to us, a gift that empowers Christians to be witnesses to the crucified and resurrected Christ. The gift of this Spirit draws Christians together as a people
and helps Christians understand what God is doing and what Jesus did.3 Brown explained also that it was the Resurrection, i.e., Easter, that is at the center of the Christian
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