for the Son of Man to be “glorified” (12:23) and “lifted up” (12:32). Even the sign above his head proclaims his kingship. Like with his robe and staff and crown of thorns, both irony and truth are at play here. This is an odd-looking king and a strange form of exaltation. In turning to the Synoptics, Christ’s royal reign is recognized by a criminal beside him: “Remember me,” he says, “when you come into your kingdom” (Luke 23:42). This, one learns, is why Christ dismissed the earlier entreaty of