text: What did I miss in reading the Gospels?  I don't remember Jesus talking about the beauty and music of the Temple in Jerusalem. I remember  Jesus got  angry at money
  changers.  Also,  Jesus said  something  about the poor, the homeless those who were in need of clothes, food and were strangers. Yes, Jesus went up mountains. went into desert places and into a garden to pray.  Jesus said something that those who followed him would do what he did.  That was the sign of a  new kingdom and that people would recognize his followers by the love they had  for one another. not their great
  intellectual traditions.  (I am not anti-intellect but Jesus spent most his time speaking
  with authority. moving peoples' minds and hearts.)