Behold, Thy King Cometh

Joseph as a Type of Christ in Syriac Literature

Kristian S. Heal

BYU Studies 41, no. 1 (2002)

Early Christians found parallels between the life of Joseph and the life of Christ. A table in this article points out fifty-six comparable events: Joseph and Jesus were shepherds, both were especially beloved by their fathers, both had their brothers or close ones seek to kill them, and so forth. Finding such parallels puts Christ at the heart of the Joseph story. This article also lays out a short chiastic message of Joseph’s life, centering on Joseph being exalted in Egypt.

Monday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

Jesus appears to have spent most of this day in the courts of the Temple, where he was questioned by the authorities and taught the people.

Palm Sunday

Eric D. Huntsman

BYU New Testament Commentary website (Mar. 2016)

The Palm Sunday triumphal entry was the people showing that they recognized Jesus as a holy king. In fact, in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Like) the cleansing of the temple can be directly connected with a royal interpretation of the Triumphal Entry: Jesus as King had authority to do what he did.

Palm Sunday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

All four Gospels report the events of the triumphal entry. Jesus mourns over Jerusalem, his disciples procure a donkey, and crowds greet him with palm fronds.

The Israelite Roots of Atonement Terminology

T. Benjamin Spackman

BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2016)

This article studies three English terms, atonement, salvation, and redemption, in relation to their Hebrew equivalents and their associated concepts within the Hebrew Bible.

The Passion (Final Week of Jesus’s Life)

Eric D. Huntsman, Julie M. Smith

Mormon Matters (podcast) (Mar. 2015)

A close look at the events of this week, as well as interesting textual issues about the Gospels. See also the Mormon Matters podcast series on Easter.

The Question of Authority and Jesus’s Parable of the Two Sons in Matthew 21

John W. Welch

BYU New Testament Commentary website (Mar. 2016)

Several significant points are embedded in this instructive story as this parable takes the question of authority into divine realms. Involved here is no ordinary father, no ordinary vineyard, or any ordinary pair of sons.

The Way of the Disciple

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

General Conference (Apr. 2009)

As we study Jesus’s Atonement, we know that now is the time to become his disciples and walk in his way.

Scribe

John Gee

BYU New Testament Commentary Conference (2019)

This presentation is available in video and transcript. When Paul was defended by “the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part” (Acts 23:9), who were these men and what was their role? John Gee discusses their role as makers of records of all types and as civic administrators. As bureaucrats, they had some power over people’s lives. Jesus warned his followers to be aware of their use or abuse of power.

The Great Commandment: Principle or Platitude?

Howard A. Christy

Religious Educator 3, no. 1 (2002)

Jesus stated that the first and great commandment is to love God (Deuteronomy 6:5). The word in Hebrew is hesed, which means love, kindness, and mercy in steadfast and covenantal ways. Our relationship with God is founded on both law and mercy.

The Lord’s Prayers

John W. Welch

Ensign 6, no. 1 (Jan. 1976)

This article examines the Lord’s Prayers as recorded in Matthew 6 and Luke 11, comparing their phrases, structure, and cultural context to determine the authenticity of Matthew’s version.

The Passion (Final Week of Jesus’s Life)

Eric D. Huntsman, Julie M. Smith

Mormon Matters (podcast) (Mar. 2015)

A close look at the events of this week, as well as interesting textual issues about the Gospels. See also the Mormon Matters podcast series on Easter.

Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness

Robert J. Matthews

Ensign 24, no. 10 (Oct. 1994)

Obedience to this commandment frees us from the fear, insecurity, doubt, torment, and eventual condemnation that are the fruits of deceit.

Thou Shalt Not Steal

Richard D. Draper

Ensign 24, no. 9 (Sep. 1994)

The eighth commandment prohibits theft in all forms. The Lord’s law of love teaches us the commandment’s positive side: Respect the rights and property and needs of others.

A Warning to the Jews (Matt. 23)

Richard D. Draper

BYU New Testament Commentary website (Mar. 2016)

The revelation that flowed on Tuesday, two days after the triumphal entry, was mostly startling, and some of it was frightening.

Samuel the Lamanite, Christ, and Zenos: A Study of Intertextuality

Quinten Barney

Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, no. 18 (2016)

During Christ’s mortal ministry at Jerusalem, his teachings often drew upon the writings of Isaiah, Moses, and other prophets with whom his audience was familiar. It is because of this apparent confinement to Old Testament sources that intertextual parallels between the words of Christ in Matthew 23–24 and the words of Samuel the Lamanite in Helaman 13–15 jump out as intriguing. This paper explores the intertextual relationship between these chapters in Helaman and Matthew and suggests that the parallels between these texts can be attributed to a common source available to both Samuel and Christ, the writings of the prophet Zenos.

The Passion (Final Week of Jesus’s Life)

Eric D. Huntsman, Julie M. Smith

Mormon Matters (podcast) (Mar. 2015)

A close look at the events of this week, as well as interesting textual issues about the Gospels. See also the Mormon Matters podcast series on Easter.

Tuesday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

Jesus taught again in the temple, and the authorities attempted to catch Jesus in his words.

Monday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

Jesus appears to have spent most of this day in the courts of the Temple, where he was questioned by the authorities and taught the people.

Palm Sunday

Eric D. Huntsman

BYU New Testament Commentary website (Mar. 2016)

The Palm Sunday triumphal entry was the people showing that they recognized Jesus as a holy king. In fact, in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Like) the cleansing of the temple can be directly connected with a royal interpretation of the Triumphal Entry: Jesus as King had authority to do what he did.

Palm Sunday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

All four Gospels report the events of the triumphal entry. Jesus mourns over Jerusalem, his disciples procure a donkey, and crowds greet him with palm fronds.

The Passion (Final Week of Jesus’s Life)

Eric D. Huntsman, Julie M. Smith

Mormon Matters (podcast) (Mar. 2015)

A close look at the events of this week, as well as interesting textual issues about the Gospels. See also the Mormon Matters podcast series on Easter.

Tuesday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

Jesus taught again in the temple, and the authorities attempted to catch Jesus in his words.

Monday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

Jesus appears to have spent most of this day in the courts of the Temple, where he was questioned by the authorities and taught the people.

Palm Sunday

Eric D. Huntsman

BYU New Testament Commentary website (Mar. 2016)

The Palm Sunday triumphal entry was the people showing that they recognized Jesus as a holy king. In fact, in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Like) the cleansing of the temple can be directly connected with a royal interpretation of the Triumphal Entry: Jesus as King had authority to do what he did.

Palm Sunday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

All four Gospels report the events of the triumphal entry. Jesus mourns over Jerusalem, his disciples procure a donkey, and crowds greet him with palm fronds.

The Passion (Final Week of Jesus’s Life)

Eric D. Huntsman, Julie M. Smith

Mormon Matters (podcast) (Mar. 2015)

A close look at the events of this week, as well as interesting textual issues about the Gospels. See also the Mormon Matters podcast series on Easter.

The Way of the Disciple

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

General Conference (Apr. 2009)

As we study Jesus’s Atonement, we know that now is the time to become his disciples and walk in his way.

The Passion (Final Week of Jesus’s Life)

Eric D. Huntsman, Julie M. Smith

Mormon Matters (podcast) (Mar. 2015)

A close look at the events of this week, as well as interesting textual issues about the Gospels. See also the Mormon Matters podcast series on Easter.

The Savior’s Questions: Teaching from the Last Week of His Life

Rick B. Jorgensen

Religious Educator 10, no. 2 (2009)

“The last week of Christ’s mortal life truly was a hostile teaching environment. Most gospel teachers do not experience such fierce opposition while teaching, although some called to teach may have felt as if all were against them. Perhaps the most valuable finding from his analysis is Christ’s ability to use questions to his advantage while teaching.”

Tuesday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

Jesus taught again in the temple, and the authorities attempted to catch Jesus in his words.

Monday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

Jesus appears to have spent most of this day in the courts of the Temple, where he was questioned by the authorities and taught the people.

Palm Sunday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

All four Gospels report the events of the triumphal entry. Jesus mourns over Jerusalem, his disciples procure a donkey, and crowds greet him with palm fronds.

Raising Lazarus: Jesus’s Signing of His Own Death Warrant

John W. Welch

BYU New Testament Commentary website (Mar. 2016)

Without seeing the raising of Lazarus as a background, it is hard to imagine a reason why a large multitude of people would have followed Jesus into Jerusalem shouting, “Hosanna! Save us now!” and why the chief priests turned the crowds away and were able to execute him so quickly.

The Anointing at Bethany according to John

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

Are the stories about a woman anointing Jesus with oil in the Gospels all the same event? Eric Huntsman reasons that they are not, as these anointings serve different purposes.

The Passion (Final Week of Jesus’s Life)

Eric D. Huntsman, Julie M. Smith

Mormon Matters (podcast) (Mar. 2015)

A close look at the events of this week, as well as interesting textual issues about the Gospels. See also the Mormon Matters podcast series on Easter.

The Savior’s Questions: Teaching from the Last Week of His Life

Rick B. Jorgensen

Religious Educator 10, no. 2 (2009)

“The last week of Christ’s mortal life truly was a hostile teaching environment. Most gospel teachers do not experience such fierce opposition while teaching, although some called to teach may have felt as if all were against them. Perhaps the most valuable finding from his analysis is Christ’s ability to use questions to his advantage while teaching.”

Tuesday

Eric D. Huntsman

Latter-day Saint Seasonal Materials (Mar. 2024)

Jesus taught again in the temple, and the authorities attempted to catch Jesus in his words.

Luke’s Different Genealogy

Eric D. Huntsman

Good Tidings of Great Joy: An Advent Celebration of the Savior's Birth, excerpted on the BYU New Testament Commentary website (Dec. 2013)

Huntsman compares the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke, highlighting the structural and thematic differences between the two. He notes how Luke’s genealogy, ascending from Jesus to Adam, reflects a broader focus on the inclusion of Gentiles in Christ, contrasting with Matthew’s emphasis on Jesus' Davidic lineage.