Summary: Jesus' death is the supreme sacrifice. The Son of God takes upon himself the sins of the world to redeem all of mankind. From the disparate gospel accounts of Jesus' death, what can we actually say is dependable evidence? We are uncertain as to what provoked Jesus’ condemnation, on what grounds he was executed, and who executed him. The gospels give us two surprise cameo appearances: Simon of Cyrene, and Joseph of Arimathea.
