Donald Senior, CP, (1940-2022), was a professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He served for twenty-three years as president of CTU and was its chancellor. He was a frequent lecturer and speaker throughout the United States and abroad and served on a variety of boards and commissions, including the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He published extensively on biblical topics, with numerous books and articles for both scholarly and popular audiences.

• ContentsPreface  7Part I Preparation for the PassionIntroduction  17I  Birth Pangs  18II  The Destiny of John the Baptist  23III  Persecution for the Sake of Justice  26IV  Jesus and His Opponents  33V  The Cross and the Community's Mission  40Part II The Passion of JesusIntroduction  47I  Prelude: The Passion is Announced in Word and Deed (26:1-16)II  The Last Passover (26:17-35)  58III Gethsemane: the Handing Over of the Sone of Man (26:36-56)  74IV  Trial before the Sanhedrin (26:57-27:10)V  Trial before Pilate (27:11-31)  108VI  Crucifixion and Death (27:32-56)  124VII  Vigil at the Tomb (27:57-66)VIII Resurrection and Mission  155Part III The Passion of Jesus: Matthew's MessageI  The Passion and Matthew's Portrayal of Jesus  163 II  The Crisis of the Passion and Response to the Gospel  172III  The Passion and Matthew's Theology of History  181Subject Index  185Author Index  192Biblical Reference Index  194

Donald Senior, CP, (1940-2022), was a professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He served for twenty-three years as president of CTU and was its chancellor. He was a frequent lecturer and speaker throughout the United States and abroad and served on a variety of boards and commissions, including the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He published extensively on biblical topics, with numerous books and articles for both scholarly and popular audiences.

• ContentsPreface  7Part I Preparation for the PassionIntroduction  17I  Birth Pangs  18II  The Destiny of John the Baptist  23III  Persecution for the Sake of Justice  26IV  Jesus and His Opponents  33V  The Cross and the Community's Mission  40Part II The Passion of JesusIntroduction  47I  Prelude: The Passion is Announced in Word and Deed (26:1-16)II  The Last Passover (26:17-35)  58III Gethsemane: the Handing Over of the Sone of Man (26:36-56)  74IV  Trial before the Sanhedrin (26:57-27:10)V  Trial before Pilate (27:11-31)  108VI  Crucifixion and Death (27:32-56)  124VII  Vigil at the Tomb (27:57-66)VIII Resurrection and Mission  155Part III The Passion of Jesus: Matthew's MessageI  The Passion and Matthew's Portrayal of Jesus  163 II  The Crisis of the Passion and Response to the Gospel  172III  The Passion and Matthew's Theology of History  181Subject Index  185Author Index  192Biblical Reference Index  194

Donald Senior, CP, (1940-2022), was a professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He served for twenty-three years as president of CTU and was its chancellor. He was a frequent lecturer and speaker throughout the United States and abroad and served on a variety of boards and commissions, including the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He published extensively on biblical topics, with numerous books and articles for both scholarly and popular audiences.

• ContentsPreface  7Part I Preparation for the PassionIntroduction  17I  Birth Pangs  18II  The Destiny of John the Baptist  23III  Persecution for the Sake of Justice  26IV  Jesus and His Opponents  33V  The Cross and the Community's Mission  40Part II The Passion of JesusIntroduction  47I  Prelude: The Passion is Announced in Word and Deed (26:1-16)II  The Last Passover (26:17-35)  58III Gethsemane: the Handing Over of the Sone of Man (26:36-56)  74IV  Trial before the Sanhedrin (26:57-27:10)V  Trial before Pilate (27:11-31)  108VI  Crucifixion and Death (27:32-56)  124VII  Vigil at the Tomb (27:57-66)VIII Resurrection and Mission  155Part III The Passion of Jesus: Matthew's MessageI  The Passion and Matthew's Portrayal of Jesus  163 II  The Crisis of the Passion and Response to the Gospel  172III  The Passion and Matthew's Theology of History  181Subject Index  185Author Index  192Biblical Reference Index  194