[Chapters 11 & 12 are the Jerusalem days. Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem is a deliberately staged demonstration full of symbolic actions...

46  And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus [the son of Timaeus, as...

35  And James and John   [likely Jesus’ cousins] , the sons of Zebedee [whose wife Salome was Mary’s sister] , came up to him and said to...

32  And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And  they were amazed, and those who followed...

23  And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “ How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!...

[All three synoptic gospels include this story.]   17  And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran  up and  knelt  before him and...