Eustache Marcadé was born in Artois at an unknown date and died in 1440.
He was provost of Dampierre, official of the Abbey of Corbie from 1414 and dean of the "Faculté de Décret", the forerunner of the Faculty of laws.
The prologue describes the "trial" of Paradise "where God hears the testimony of Justice and Mercy on the evils [of] Satan in the world."
The first three days are devoted to the life of Jesus on earth, from birth to the Passion.
The manuscript of the Passion of Arras contains another mystery play, Mystère de la Vengeance de Nostre Seigneur Ihesu Crist (Mystery of The Vengeance of Our Lord Jesus Christ), also attributed to Eustache Marcadé.