Jesus

====Activities in Jerusalem====
{{Main|Triumphal entry into Jerusalem|Cleansing of the Temple|Bargain of Judas}}
[[File:Gérôme - L'entrée du Christ à Jérusalem - cadre.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|A painting of Jesus' [[Triumphal entry into Jerusalem|final entry into Jerusalem]], by [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]], 1897|alt=Jesus, riding a donkey colt, rides towards Jerusalem. A large crowd greets him outside the walls.]]

In the Synoptics, the last week in Jerusalem is the conclusion of the journey through Perea and [[Judea]] that Jesus began in Galilee.{{sfn|Cox|Easley|2007|pp=155–70}} Jesus rides a young donkey into Jerusalem, reflecting the tale of [[the Messiah's Donkey]], an oracle from the [[Book of Zechariah]] in which the Jews' humble king enters Jerusalem this way.<ref>{{Bibleverse|Zechariah|9:9|HE}}.</ref><ref name="May Metzger Mark">May, Herbert G. and Bruce M. Metzger. The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha. 1977. "Mark" pp. 1213–1239.</ref> People along the way lay cloaks and small branches of trees (known as [[Palm branch|palm fronds]]) in front of him and sing part of Psalms 118:25–26.<ref>{{Bibleverse|Psalms|118:25–26|HE}}.</ref>{{sfn|Boring|Craddock|2004|pages=256–58}}{{sfn|Majerník|Ponessa|Manhardt|2005|pp=133–34}}{{sfn|Evans|2003|pp=381–95}}

Jesus next expels the money changers from the [[Second Temple]], accusing them of turning it into a den of thieves through their commercial activities. He then prophesies about the coming destruction, including false prophets, wars, earthquakes, celestial disorders, persecution of the faithful, the appearance of an "abomination of desolation", and unendurable tribulations.<ref>{{bibleref2|Mark|13:1–23}}.</ref> The mysterious "Son of Man", he says, will dispatch angels to gather the faithful from all parts of the earth.<ref>{{bibleref2|Mark|13:24–27}}.</ref> Jesus warns that these wonders will occur in the lifetimes of the hearers.<ref>{{bibleref2|Mark|13:28–32}}.</ref>{{sfn|Harris|1985|pp=285–96}} In John, the Cleansing of the Temple occurs at the beginning of Jesus' ministry instead of at the end.<ref>[[wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John#2:13|John 2:13–16]].</ref>{{sfn|Harris|1985|pp=302–10}}

Jesus comes into conflict with the Jewish elders, such as when they [[Authority of Jesus questioned|question his authority]] and when he [[Woes of the Pharisees|criticizes them and calls them hypocrites]].{{sfn|Boring|Craddock|2004|pages=256–58}}{{sfn|Evans|2003|pp=381–95}} [[Judas Iscariot]], one of the [[twelve apostles]], secretly strikes a bargain with the Jewish elders, agreeing to betray Jesus to them for [[Thirty pieces of silver|30 silver coins]].<ref name="Lockyer106">{{cite book |last=Lockyer |first=Herbert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Q7l-_UFHmYC |title=All the Apostles of the Bible |publisher=Zondervan |year=1988 |isbn=978-0-310-28011-8 |pages=106–111 |language=en |access-date=11 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229044027/https://books.google.com/books?id=-Q7l-_UFHmYC |archive-date=29 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts|first=Doremus A. |last= Hayes |year=2009 |isbn= 978-1-313-53490-1 |page= 88 |publisher=HardPress}}</ref>

The Gospel of John recounts two other feasts in which Jesus taught in Jerusalem before the Passion Week.<ref>[[wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John#7:1|John 7:1–10:42]].</ref>{{sfn|Harris|1985|pp=270–72}} In [[Bethany (biblical village)|Bethany]], a village near Jerusalem, Jesus [[Raising of Lazarus|raises Lazarus from the dead]]. This potent sign{{sfn|Harris|1985|pp=302–10}} increases the tension with authorities,{{sfn|Cox|Easley|2007|pp=155–70}} who conspire to kill him.<ref>[[wikisource:Bible (American Standard)/John#11:1|John 11]].</ref>{{sfn|Harris|1985|pp=270–72}} [[Mary of Bethany]] anoints Jesus' feet, foreshadowing his entombment.{{sfn|Funk|Hoover|The Jesus Seminar|1993|pp=401–70}} Jesus then makes his messianic entry into Jerusalem.{{sfn|Harris|1985|pp=270–72}} The cheering crowds greeting Jesus as he enters Jerusalem add to the animosity between him and the establishment.{{sfn|Cox|Easley|2007|pp=155–70}} In John, Jesus has already cleansed the Second Temple during an earlier Passover visit to Jerusalem. John next recounts Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples.{{sfn|Harris|1985|pp=270–72}}