(8:31*; 9:31*; 10:32–34*), events that are later narrated in detail (14:43–16:8*). In 14:27*, Jesus predicts that his disciples will abandon him, when he is “struck,” an event that is reported in 14:50–52*. In 14:30*, he predicts the denial of Peter, which is narrated in 14:66–72*.52 Although this is a literary device, it has the effect of presenting John the Baptist and Jesus as prophets, or at least as having the predictive powers of prophets.53 Finally, it should be noted that Jesus is presented