Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week-- where we reflect on and remember the events of the last week of Jesus’ life, culminating in his crucifixion and death on a cross. How should we consider the death of Jesus? Was he a martyr who died for what he believed like a number of other martyrs across a number of religions in history? Was he a political zealot whose teachings sought to undermine the power of Rome? Or was he the Son of God who willingly delivered himself into the hands of sinful men, so that through his death he might accomplish a greater work? Today we turn to Mark’s account of the events immediately preceding Jesus’ crucifixion.
