Triumphal Entry

Triumphal Entry (Matt. 21: 1-11)

Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem is accompanied by political images such as allusions to David, but it also presents subtle feminine images, from the female donkey that carries Jesus, to quotations from Zechariah 9:9 and Isaiah 62:11 concerning “daughter Zion” (21:5). Jesus enters as a king, but a humble one. The familial language counterbalances the royal acclamation: Jesus’ mission is to create a new family of heaven, not an earthly kingdom….