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Bible Question (short): John 19:17-42. Obedient to Death

Question (full): 1. Crucifixion was obviously a brutal and tortuous form of execution. Why do you think John leaves so much of the agonizing detail out of his account?
2. Three groups are involved in Jesus' death-the soldiers, the Jewish leaders and Pilate. How would you characterize each one's attitude toward Jesus?
3. In what ways do their attitudes toward Jesus parallel those of men and women today?
4. How do you think Mary, Jesus' mother, feels as she stands by the cross?
5. How is Jesus' tender care for her evident even while he is dying (vv.26-27)?
6. What is the significance of Jesus' cry,"It is finished" (v.30)?
7. What feelings and thoughts would have gone through your mind if you had helped prepare Jesus' body for burial?
8. Where are Jesus' disciples during his crucifixion and burial(see John 16:32)? Why do you think they are so conspicuously absent?
9. Under the same circumstances, do you think you would have been more like Joseph and Nicodemus or Jesus' disciples? Explain your answer.
10. When itcomes to public identification with Jesus, how is it possible to respond in the same ways today?
11. What aspect of Jesus' death has made the deepest impression on you and why?
12. Some critics of the Bible claim that Jesus never really died on the cross. What evidence does John provide that refutes that view? Why was it so important for John to establish the certainty of Jesus' death?

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