Reading the Gospels Together Points of Contact among the storylines – Part 6 The Passion Narrative is the place where all four gospel writers coalesce in an even more pronounced way. This area provides us with the most fruitful task of “reading the gospels together.” We will begin with a more general discussion – “Jesus and Passover.” From there we will move on to “The story of the anointing of Jesus by the woman.” This event leads into “The announcement of Judas as the betrayer.” “The story of the last meal” Jesus shared with his disciples is rich with material for consideration. The movement of the story from the meal to “The garden/Gethsemane” comes next followed by “The betrayal by Judas.” “The trial/hearing of Jesus before the Jewish authorities” is followed by “The denial by Peter.” From this point we move on to “The trial of Jesus before Pilate,” “The crucifixion of Jesus,” and “The burial of Jesus.” Finally we come to “The story of the empty tomb” and “The resurrection appearances of Jesus.” Last of all is to ask a question similar to the question that was asked at the beginning of this discussion – “How do you end a gospel?” Again, each gospel writer needed to make a choice about where and how to end their story. We will need to ask, “Why did each gospel writer choose to end in the way that they did?”