I thought about the Triumphal Entry a lot since Dr. Foster told us about how it wasn't anything special for the people to be celebrating while Jesus came in. It was a triumphal entry, but it was for all people coming into the city of Jerusalem. Jesus was special and deserved a New York City caliber parade but most of the people didn't know who He really was and is. I always heard that "it was a big rush" and it always seemed to be compared to the mall on Saturday before Christmas but Dr. Foster was right in saying we didn't understand the size of the people there. I now have a "better" grasp on how it was instead of my church play version of 12 people walking down the aisle as a crowd. This is a wall to wall on the streets affair, and it wasn't just for a day during rush hour, this had to be for days. People were camping everywhere, most there to truly worship the Lord God that provides. I love the crowds here. They are all happy, but the crowds for Christmas are bitter because they do not understand the meaning of why they are even shopping other than because someone else is buying me a present i must repay.
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i liked dr. foster's explanation in class. just picturing the worst traffic jam and multiplying that sounds insane in my head. thats a lot of people, and it adds even more to Jesus' teaching during the week (see texts where he interacts with the crowd!). thats mindblowing to me.
Ok this topic made me think in class too. However, when you said that people didn't know who Christ was, I doubt that because even if they did not reconise him because he was on the colt, they would have heard of him. People all over the area had probably heard something about Jesus ministry in the the area, with healing, exorcisms etc. Still it is amazing that they are chanting 'hosanna' which means saviour, not that they were proclaiming Christ was. How ironic, that he was the saviour and was about to safe all men from an eternity in hell.
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