{"product_id":"the-last-hours-of-jesus-from-gethsemane-to-golgotha-paperback","title":"The Last Hours of Jesus: From Gethsemane to Golgotha - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFr Ralph Gorman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the four Gospels tells only part of the story of Jesus . . . and \u003ci\u003eall of them leave out background facts\u003c\/i\u003e that are essential to understanding events surrounding Jesus' arrest, trial, and crucifixion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's because the Gospels were written for readers already familiar with many of the persons, places, parties, and politics that governed events in those long-past days. Not so modern readers, twenty centuries later!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is why Fr. Ralph Gorman has here crafted a single, unforgettable, detailed account that combines material from all four Gospels with critically-important Old Testament passages, plus relevant facts from Jewish and Roman history, laws, traditions, and practices. He also includes helpful first century military, political, geographical, and archaeological information and keen depictions of Gospel places based on his three years residence there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly-textured, moment-by-moment account that brings to vivid life the powerful events that transpired between Jesus' Agony in the Garden and His death on the Cross - a narrative that actually provides a fuller treatment of the events of Passion Week than is found in any of the Gospels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Last Hours of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll come to learn scores of new - and often surprising - things, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe exact moment that Satan entered Judas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dangerous political currents in Palestine that fueled the fatal events of Holy Week\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Jesus refused to answer many of His accusers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePontius Pilate: why he admired -- but condemned -- Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy, so quickly, Palm Sunday's \"Hosannas\" led to Good Friday's \"Crucify him!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy, after His death, the Sanhedrin still feared Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more to enrich your knowledge, understanding, and love of Jesus!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the four Gospels tells only part of the story of Jesus . . . and \u003cem\u003eall of them leave out background facts\u003c\/em\u003e that are essential to understanding events surrounding Jesus' arrest, trial, and crucifixion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's because the Gospels were written for readers already familiar with many of the persons, places, parties, and politics that governed events in those long-past days.Not so modern readers, twenty centuries later!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is why Fr. Ralph Gorman has here crafted a single, unforgettable, detailed account that combines material from all four Gospels with critically-important Old Testament passages, plus relevant facts from Jewish and Roman history, laws, traditions, and practices. He also includes helpful first century military, political, geographical, and archaeological information and keen depictions of Gospel places based on his three years residence there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArichly-textured, moment-by-moment account that brings to vivid life the powerful events that transpired between Jesus' Agony in the Garden and His death on the Cross — a narrative that actually provides a fuller treatment of the events of Passion Week than is found in any of the Gospels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Last Hours of Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll come to learn scores of new — and often surprising — things, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe exact moment that Satan entered Judas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dangerous political currents in Palestine that fueled the fatal eventsof Holy Week\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Jesus refused to answer many of His accusers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePontius Pilate: why he admired — but condemned — Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy, so quickly, Palm Sunday's \"Hosannas\" led to Good Friday's \"Crucify him!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy, after His death, the Sanhedrin still feared Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more to enrich your knowledge, understanding, and love of Jesus!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph Gorman was born in Binghamton, New York, in 1897. He attended the Catholic University of America and was ordained a priest of the Passionist Order in 1924. He studied further at the Ecole Biblique et Archeologique in Jerusalem and taught Scripture at St. Michael's Monastery in Union City, New Jersey. He served as editor of the for twenty-four years and wrote two books: The Last Hours of Jesus and The Trial of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770586169632,"sku":"9781622824700","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d0c85e0393fd21f598cc4c9fe1e5e92c.webp?v=1780374489","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-last-hours-of-jesus-from-gethsemane-to-golgotha-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}