\b0 The chronicle of the Passion and death of Jesus of Nazareth constitutes the heart of the Gospels an
d, according to some scholars, was the nucleus from which the Gospel texts were then elaborated. The Passion, the most important theme addressed in the Gospels, is seen as the fulfilment of ChristÆs qualities and identity as Messiah and King. The date
of the Passion varies between the years 29 and 33, and the story is told in the \b \cf4 \ATXht70703 Gospel of Matthew\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 (Chps 26-27), Mark (Chps 14-15), Luke (Chps 22-23) and John (Chps 18-19). \par