Why Celebrate?

My third post on Lent is up on InterVarsity's Emerging Scholars Blog.  See it here.

Here's an excerpt:
"...That’s 'exodus.'  Moses and Elijah spoke with Jesus about his exodus.  In the Jewish world of the first century, under the oppressive rule of Tiberius Caesar, 'exodus' was charged to the point of buzzing.  Especially in conversations with Moses.  Jesus was headed to Jerusalem to bring the exodus to fulfillment.  To drive the point further, in 9:51 Luke tells us, 'When the time had fully come for his ascension, Jesus firmly set his countenance toward entering Jerusalem.'"