The Death and Burial of Jesus

The Death and Burial of Jesus
Luke 23.44-56

It really happened. It wasn’t a mistake. We didn’t get it wrong. It’s true. You can rely on it. This is the main emphasis of Luke’s account of Jesus’ death and burial.

He began his book by telling ‘Theophilus’ that he could rely on these facts, and now that the most vital one is before us he presents his witnesses one by one. The centurion saw what happened, and made his comment. The crowds standing by saw what happened, and went home shocked and sad. Jesus’ followers, not least the women, were standing at some distance, but they too saw what had happened. Then the burial: again, the women saw what happened, and how the body was laid out. Evidence. Eyewitnesses. This is what Luke promised, and this is what he’s now giving us...

Taken from Luke for Everyone – by Tom Wright