Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. No doubt the onlookers waiting to see if Elijah would come to rescue Jesus were disappointed. For shortly...

Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Mark’s description is again brief, even terse. But I suppose most deaths are like that – a last word, or prayer, or goodbye, or cry, and then a final breath. That’s it. So...