The Final Days of Jesus: The Most Important Week of the Most Important Person Who Ever Lived - eBook

Andreas J. Köstenberger (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the director of the Center for Biblical Studies and research professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a prolific author, distinguished evangelical scholar, and editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is the founder of Biblical Foundations, a ministry devoted to restoring the biblical foundations of the home and the church. Köstenberger and his wife have four children.

Justin Taylor (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the executive vice president of book publishing and book publisher at Crossway. He has edited and contributed to several books, including A God-Entranced Vision of All Things and Reclaiming the Center, and he blogs at Between Two Worldshosted by the Gospel Coalition.

Alexander Stewart (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is academic dean and assistant professor of New Testament language and literature at Tyndale Theological Seminary in Badhoevedorp, the Netherlands. He is the coauthor (with Andreas J. Köstenberger) of The First Days of Jesus.

You may be wondering what can be done to make Christ's last week come alive in ways it hasn't before. It would help to understand the historical background and cultural script a little better, but you don't want a big book. It would help, too, if your authors were trustworthy, knowledgeable evangelical scholars who could write clearly for laypeople. Look no further - this is the book for you!
-Craig L. Blomberg,
Denver Seminary

This is an immensely helpful guide to the last week of Jesus's life - historically, theologically, and devotionally. Historically, it provides a likely chronology of Passion Week, chock full of historical, cultural, and geographical insights. Theologically, the authors provide the text of the four Gospels with helpful commentary, noting the theological contributions of each evangelist. Devotionally, the reader has the privilege of walking with Jesus through the most important week of human history - the climax of God's redemptive plan. A feast of insights for both mind and heart.
-Mark Strauss,
Bethel Seminary San Diego

Jesus's last week shook but also saved the world. From Palm Sunday to Easter morning, each day and encounter were critical. This book leads the reader step by step along Jesus's route from triumphal entry to the cross and finally to glory. Numerous maps and diagrams shed fresh light on each Gospel's claims. We are reminded not only of what Christ did but also where his way points us now. An excellent beginning-to-intermediate guide!
-Robert W. Yarbrough,
Covenant Theological Seminary

Holy Week is arguably the most sacred time of year for Christians. Andreas Kostenberger and Justin Taylor provide a simple yet eloquent survey of the final week of Jesus's life. They take readers on a pilgrimage through the Gospels and invite us to follow Jesus in his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, on to the dark and tragic moments of Golgotha, and through to the glorious and unspeakable joy at the feet of the risen Jesus. In short, this is a wonderful resource for individuals, families, and fellowships to learn more about the Easter story, the greatest story ever told.
-Michael F. Bird,
Ridley Melbourne College of Mission and Ministry

A clearly presented overview of the most important week in world history. Brief, helpful comments illuminate the biblical story and bring home its enduring and life-changing message.
-Douglas J. Moo,
Wheaton College

The Final Days of Jesus helps believers take note of the historical events leading up to Jesus's death on the cross. Readers are challenged to see the provocation that Jesus's message and life represented, leading to his arrest and execution. The book demonstrates that historical facts and Christian worship can and should go hand in hand.
-Eckhard J. Schnabel,
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

The center point of history is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Thus The Final Days of Jesus is an incredibly important work, for it enables us to see the full impact of the social and religious tension that lay behind Jesus’s death as well as the theological implications for us. This book is both well researched and well written and is must-reading for students of the Word and indeed for all who wish to understand more fully the God-led events that resulted in the cross.
-Grant Osborne,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School