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Come Follow Me: Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 24; John 19

Scripture Block
Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 24; John 19
June 17–23. “It Is Finished”
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Reading Materials
Lynne Wilson, “Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 24; John 19,” Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.
John Hilton III. "Teaching the Scriptural Emphasis on the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ." Religious Educator, 20 (3): 133-153 (2019).
Devotional Messages on Christ's Death and Crucifixion
- Jeffrey R. Holland, “None Were With Him,” General Conference April 2009.
- Eric D. Huntsman, “The Lamb of God: Unique Aspects of the Passion Narrative in John” in “Behold the Lamb of God”: An Easter Celebration, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Frank F. Judd Jr., and Thomas A Wayment (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2008) 49–70.
- Gerald N. Lund, “What the Atoning Sacrifice Meant for Jesus,” in My Redeemer Lives! ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011).
- Jacob Rennaker, “The Cross: A Journey of Meaning,” Selections from the Religious Education Student Symposium 2006 (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2006), 87–100.
- Bruce Satterfield, “Gethsemane and Golgotha: Why and What the Savior Suffered,” in The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, ed. Ray L. Huntington and Terry B. Ball (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University), 173–99.
History of Crucifixion
- Merrill C. Oaks, “Jesus Christ: Crucifixion of Jesus Christ,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
- Roger R. Keller, “Cross,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
- Gaye Strathearn, “Crucifixion in Antiquity,” BYU New Testament Commentary.
- Gaye Strathern, “Christ’s Crucifixion: Reclamation of the Cross” in With Healing in His Wings, ed. Camille Fronk Olson and Thomas A. Wayment (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2013), 55–79.
- W. Reid Litchfield, “The Search for the Physical Cause of Jesus Christ’s Death,” BYU Studies Quarterly 37, no. 4 (1997): 93–109.
- Jeffrey R. Chadwick, “Revisiting Golgotha and the Garden Tomb,” Religious Educator 4, no. 1 (2003): 13–48.
The Trials of Jesus
- John W. Welch, “The Factor of Fear in the Trial of Jesus,” in Jesus Christ: Son of God, Savior, ed. Paul H. Peterson, Gary L. Hatch, and Laura D. Card (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2002), 284–312.
- Gordon B. Hinckley, “And Peter Went Out and Wept Bitterly,” New Era April 1982.
Jesus Christ in the Spirit World
- Andrew C. Skinner, “The Savior’s Ministry to the Spirit World” in With Healing in His Wings, ed. Camille Fronk Olson and Thomas A. Wayment (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2013), 81–107.
- M. Catherine Thomas, “Visions of Christ in the Spirit World and the Dead Redeemed” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo and Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University and Deseret Book Company, 2006), 354–372.
- Robert L. Millet, “The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead (D&C 138),” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Craig K. Manscill (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004), 314–331.
Videos
Images
Charts

John W. Welch, “The Prevalent Factor of Fear,” Charting the New Testament, 10-12.
John W. Welch, “Peter's Three Denials of Christ,” Charting the New Testament, 10-13.
John W. Welch, “Seven Words from the Cross,” Charting the New Testament, 10-14.
John W. Welch, “Isaiah 53 and the Messiah,” Charting the New Testament, 10-15.
John W. Welch, “Parallels between the Trials of Jeremiah and Jesus,” Charting the New Testament, 10-16.
John W. Welch, “Passover Prophecy Fulfillment,” Charting the New Testament, 10-17.