Sometimes I feel I'm only two steps ahead of my kids (and that lead is slipping), and with the Easter Triduum coming up, this book prepared me for their questions.

Beyond the day-by-day explanation of why Jesus did some seemingly-random things in order to fulfill the various scriptures, the authors explained several incidents I never understood.
- The book of Mark uses "frames" to hold two seemingly dissimilar events to make the story stronger. (See "Monday" and the fig tree.)
- The unnamed woman who anointed Jesus with oil ("Wednesday") is the first "leader" to really understand what is going to happen on Friday. I never understood this story before.
- It explains the political tensions between Rome, Herod, and the Jewish political powers.

Finally, I feel the authors made a good case that it wasn't the Jewish people who were responsible for Jesus' death, only a handful of politicians concerned about their own tenuous position. If anyone disagrees, please let me know.