1. Jesus predicts his death. Compare Matt. 20:17-19, Mark 10:32-34, and Luke 18:31- 34. What details do Mark and Luke record that are not in the other accounts?

2. Luke says in verse 34, “they understood none of these things.” Why not?

3. Why did the mother of James and John make the request for her two sons?

4. What was Jesus’ answer? Did He refuse their request?

5. What lesson is taught in the healing of Bartimaeus and his companion?

6. Who was Zacchaeus? How do verses 8 and 9 on page 563 indicate Zacchaeus’ character?

7. What truth about the coming Kingdom of God is taught in the parable of the pound?.

8. What lesson about responsibility is taught in the parable of the pounds?

9. What do you suppose was Mary’s thought behind her anointing of Jesus’ head and feet with perfume made of pure nard? (What is nard?)

10. What was the response of Judas and some of the disciples to this use of the perfume?

11. What did Jesus have to say about this anointing?

12. Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead. The chief priests wanted to put him to death. Why?

13. What is the significance of the fact that the colt Jesus sent for had never been sat on by a man?

14. Identify and quote the O. T. prophecies that anticipated Jesus’ ride into Jerusalem on the colt of a donkey.     

15. As you read the Gospel accounts of the triumphal entry, you are present for the occasion. Mostly in your own words, describe what it was like for someone who  couldn’t be there—what happened, who was there, what they did, etc.