This week, Christians give special remembrance to the final events of Jesus’s life. Called Holy Week, the period begins with Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, includes the institution of Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday, turns to Christ’s death on Good Friday, and ends with Holy Saturday. These events then all lead to Easter Sunday, where the faithful celebrate Christ’s resurrection from the dead. 

The intense shifts between Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday could give one whiplash. They also involve an important political, in addition to theological, teaching. 

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