The gospels devote a great deal of attention to the week before Easter. Beginning with Palm Sunday and continuing through Jesus' burial on Friday evening, a full quarter of Matthew's entire book is devoted to that one week. Similarly that week dominates nearly a third of Mark's gospel and nearly 40% of John's! Luke is the writer who devotes the smallest portion to that week, but 18% is still a remarkable share of a book that begins all the way back with a prediction of the birth of John the Baptist.
