Numerous scriptural references allude to crowds forming whenever Jesus was nearby. The synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) share common themes and formats in relating stories surrounding ...

Preachers and prophets roamed the countryside, drawing enormous, passionate crowds. At the age of thirty, Jesus joined one of these groups and was baptized in the Jordan River. Shortly afterwards ...

The words PALM SUNDAY appear. We see Jesus on a donkey on the road with crowds throwing palm leaves. * NARRATOR: First up is Palm Sunday, when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem to crowds of people.