how one died was especially revealing of one’s true character. This is one reason the Gospel writers spent so many words recounting Jesus’ last week. One feature of the Gospels that troubles some modern readers is their lack of chronological precision, but this is typical of ancient biographies. Again, the focus is on the persons involved and what they did, not on the space-time coordinates of the event. Jesus’ cleansing of the temple provides a fine illustration. While all four Gospels record only