When we think about Maundy Thursday and the Last Supper, we quite naturally focus on the institution of the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper. But more things happened there even before Jesus got to Gethsemane. This video takes a look at the bigger picture and the broader themes of the events of Maundy Thursday.

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