In reading the Synoptics, we can sometimes forget the many events that occurred the last week: the Triumphal Entry, Jesus’ weeping over Jerusalem, the temple cleansing, the cursing of the fig tree, questioning by the religious authorities, Jesus’ woes to the Scribes and Pharisees, the Olivet Discourse, the Last Supper, and the entire series of Passion/Resurrection events. Jesus’ teachings this week included the widow’s mite, the Great Commandment, paying tribute to Caesar, and the parable of the