Why Palm Sunday?

Jesus walks everywhere in the Gospels, but on Palm Sunday alone he chooses to ride on an animal. Why? And why a donkey? How were the palm branches revolutionary symbols? What does the Hebrew word Hosanna mean? Why was it significant that Jesus rode in from the east? In this week’s video for “Reading the Gospels through Hebrew Eyes,” Chad Bird will explore the many Old Testament allusions and images in the evangelists’ description of Palm Sunday.