Reading the Gospels Together Points of Contact among the storylines – Part 5 Points of contact multiply as the story reaches the Passion Narrative and just prior to that time. The first of these more direct points of contact is the story of “The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.” This is followed by “The Cleansing of the Temple.” An interesting point of contact is “The Jerusalem Controversy” during which Jesus does battle with the religious leaders of Jerusalem. As we will see, Mark has condensed that controversy to a day or two while John portrays the controversy as lasting about five month. Related to the cleansing of the Temple is “The prediction of the destruction of the Temple.”