Editing Gospel of Matthew (section)

=== Chronology ===
There is a broad disagreement over chronology between [[Synoptic Gospels|Matthew, Mark and Luke]] on one hand and John on the other: all four agree that Jesus's public ministry began with an encounter with John the Baptist, but Matthew, Mark and Luke follow this with an account of teaching and healing in Galilee, then a trip to Jerusalem where there is an [[Cleansing of the Temple|incident in the Temple]], climaxing with the crucifixion on the day of the [[Passover]] holiday. [[Gospel of John|John]], by contrast, puts the Temple incident very early in Jesus's ministry, has several trips to Jerusalem, and puts the crucifixion immediately before the Passover holiday, on the day when the lambs for the Passover meal were being sacrificed in Temple.{{sfn|Levine|2001|p=373}}