The central person of the Bible is Jesus Christ. The central events in Jesus' life are his death on the cross, his burial, and his resurrection.

The last week of Jesus' life (which includes these three events) takes up 40% of the Gospel of Matthew, 60% of the Gospel of Mark, 33% of the Gospel of Luke, and 50% of the Gospel of John. It isn't the life of Jesus nor his teachings, but his cross which is the central message of the New Testament. You cannot correctly understand Christianity without understanding the cross. We'll let the Apostle Paul help us understand why the cross is central in this message.