We come now to the first of four laments for Jerusalem (see note below) in Luke’s Gospel (13:31–35; 19:41–44; 21:20–24; 23:27–31). The first, second, and fourth laments are found only in Luke, while the third one, although somewhat parallel to and dependent upon Mark 13:14–23 (=Matt. 24:15–28), affords many distinctive features. It is clear from these passages that the fate of the city of Jerusalem is of major interest to the evangelist Luke (see Charles Homer Giblin, The Destruction of Jerusalem according to Luke’s Gospel, Analecta Biblica 107 [Rome: Biblical Institute, 1985]). The main point seems to be that because the city has rejected God’s messenger (Jesus), God will abandon the city to its enemies (see esp. commentary on 19:41–44). According to Giblin, the destruction of Jerusalem i…