The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Arrival at the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary
Jesus the Messiah and his disciples go to Bethany, located near Jerusalem...
Studies 1 to 10
- 1Arrival at the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary
- 2The arrival of the Jews from the city of Jerusalem
- 3Mary of Bethany anoints the Messiah Jesus
- 4The betrayal of Judas Iscariot
- 5Return to Jerusalem and stop at Bethphage
- 6Triumphal entry into Jerusalem
- 7The return to Bethany
- 8Cursing of the Barren Fig Tree
- 9Announcement of the Destruction of Jerusalem
- 10Cleansing of the Temple (second time)
Studies 11 to 20
- 11Healing of blind and lame people
- 12Daily Teaching in the Temple
- 13Returning Once More to Bethany
- 14The fig tree is withered
- 15The authority of the Messiah Jesus challenged
- 16The parable of the two sons
- 17The parable of the vinedressers
- 18The parable of the wedding feast
- 19The questions of the foreigners to the Messiah Jesus
- 20The questions of the Pharisees and the Herodians
Studies 21 to 30
- 21The questions of the Pharisees and the Herodians
- 22The questions of the teachers of the law
- 23The Messiahship of Jesus
- 24Indictment Against the Religious Leaders
- 25The Widow’s Offering
- 26The unbelief of the Jews
- 27The eschatological discourse on the Mount of Olives
- 28The parable of the fig tree
- 29Encouragement to Vigilance
- 30Parable of the Faithful Servant
Studies 31 to 34
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The arrival of the Jews from the city of Jerusalem
Residents of Jerusalem, having learned of the presence of Jesus the Messiah in Bethany, went there to meet him...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Mary of Bethany anoints the Messiah Jesus
Jesus the Messiah and his disciples take part in a great meal given by Simon, a former leper...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The betrayal of Judas Iscariot
The apostle Judas Iscariot decides to betray Jesus the Messiah...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Return to Jerusalem and stop at Bethphage
Jesus sends two disciples to find a colt at Bethphage...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Jesus the Messiah is about to enter Jerusalem through the southern gate, seated on the back of a colt...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The return to Bethany
In the evening, Jesus the Messiah and his disciples return to Bethany, where they will spend the night...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Cursing of the Barren Fig Tree
The next morning, Jesus the Messiah and his disciples return to Jerusalem; on the way they pass by a fig tree...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Announcement of the Destruction of Jerusalem
The next morning, Jesus the Messiah and his disciples return to Jerusalem...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Cleansing of the Temple (second time)
Jesus the Messiah drives the merchants out of the Temple once again...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Healing of blind and lame people
Many inhabitants of Jerusalem recognized in Jesus the Messiah, a healer who did good...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Daily Teaching in the Temple
Even though this takes place on Monday, it seems obvious that every day Jesus the Messiah and his disciples returned to the Temple...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Returning Once More to Bethany
Every evening, Jesus the Messiah and his disciples returned to Bethany to spend the night...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The fig tree is withered
It is therefore only the next day that the disciples see the fulfillment of their Master's word...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The authority of the Messiah Jesus challenged
Jesus the Messiah was constantly questioned by the Pharisees, who were trying to trap him and to find in him the slightest…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The parable of the two sons
Matthew, alone among the evangelists, gives us these lines of rare intensity...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The parable of the vinedressers
We find Matthew again for this second parable, but also Mark and even Luke...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The parable of the wedding feast
We come to the third parable reported by Matthew, that of the wedding feast...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The questions of the foreigners to the Messiah Jesus
This scene, reported by John alone, takes place in the court of the Gentiles, because these are foreigners, surely Greeks who…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The questions of the Pharisees and the Herodians
The Pharisees and the Herodians have nothing in common, yet they agree to set a trap for Jesus the Messiah...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The questions of the Pharisees and the Herodians
After the Pharisees and the Herodians, it is the Sadducees who step in. All of them are seeking to put Jesus the Messiah in difficulty...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The questions of the teachers of the law
It is now the turn of the teachers of the Law to enter the scene...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Messiahship of Jesus
Through the various public interventions of Jesus the Messiah, we discover how his days unfolded at the Temple in Jerusalem...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Indictment Against the Religious Leaders
The text of Matthew 23.1-39 comes as a conclusion to the confrontations between Jesus the Messiah and the religious authorities...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Widow’s Offering
We are struck to see the Master carefully observing the offerings placed in the Temple...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The unbelief of the Jews
John seems almost desperate in the face of the incomprehensible unbelief of his fellow citizens. ..
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The eschatological discourse on the Mount of Olives
Matthew specifies that it was in private that the Master delivered this discourse (Matthew 24.3). The crowd, which remained in Jerusalem, probably thought…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The parable of the fig tree
As soon as Jesus the Messiah mentions the fig tree, everyone's attention is captured...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Encouragement to Vigilance
This passage from the discourse of Jesus the Messiah on the Mount of Olives highlights the uncertainty of the moment of his return and…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Parable of the Faithful Servant
On the Mount of Olives, Jesus the Messiah delivers a discourse on the end times and adds another parable on…
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Parable of the Ten Virgins
The parable of the ten virgins highlights the need to be ready for the Lord's return...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
Parable of the Servants and the Rewards, the Talents
This other parable is rather astonishing: the Master, who is absent, entrusts responsibilities to his servants...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Judgment of the Nations
Judgment is a precise reality, and here again we find only two categories of people, the saved and the lost...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The plot against the Messiah Jesus
These events take place on the Wednesday before the Passover, at a time when the religious leaders had made their decision...