4b Jerusalem, Passion, and Resurrection (21:1–28:20)

Jerusalem, Passion, and Resurrection (21:1–28:20)

Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem signals the beginning of the end. He enters the holy city in a kingly fashion (21:1–11), recalling the identification of Jesus as “king of the Jews” in the birth narrative (2:2) and pointing forward to his crucifixion as “King of the Jews” (27:37). Matthew cites Zechariah 9:9 to make explicit Jesus’ fulfilment of messianic prophecy…

Taken from Parallel Lives of Jesus by Edward Adams