I read the book this talk is based on. Very insightful. I read it in congress with Reynolds Price's "Three Gospels", and it made the whole thing very immediate.
Not sure if I want to interpret the scene with the money changers as Yeshua NOT being angry with them directly. I'm inclined to think that there were indeed some opportunists taking advantage of people around and near the temple and Yeshua noticed it as plain as day. Nothing antisemitic about calling a spade a spade. It isn't a generalization of all Jews that a few of them might have been doing bad things. Yeshua even speaks on some of the Scribes and Pharisees as doing wrong. Just look at Matthew 23:13 -14. 13"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.…
Beware Jesus was against the Roman occupation and the collaboration of the elites in his days. It makes perfectly sense that he wanted to undermine the financial system of the Temple because the priesthood there was generally not accepted as genuine in those days. The money changers just changed money from Roman currency to Temple coins because Roman money was not kosher. The gospels however need to re-wright the story and make it acceptable for a roman audience.
Jesus was delusional of course he knew he was risking life and death since his mentor John the Baptist was executed. This means he either wanted to be a martyr or he actually thought God would shield him “why hast thou forsaken me”.
Wonderful lecture. I love his books. Wonderful message too if people (namely Cult Christians) would just listen
I read the book this talk is based on. Very insightful. I read it in congress with Reynolds Price's "Three Gospels", and it made the whole thing very immediate.
Not sure if I want to interpret the scene with the money changers as Yeshua NOT being angry with them directly. I'm inclined to think that there were indeed some opportunists taking advantage of people around and near the temple and Yeshua noticed it as plain as day. Nothing antisemitic about calling a spade a spade. It isn't a generalization of all Jews that a few of them might have been doing bad things. Yeshua even speaks on some of the Scribes and Pharisees as doing wrong. Just look at Matthew 23:13 -14.
13"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.…
Beware Jesus was against the Roman occupation and the collaboration of the elites in his days. It makes perfectly sense that he wanted to undermine the financial system of the Temple because the priesthood there was generally not accepted as genuine in those days. The money changers just changed money from Roman currency to Temple coins because Roman money was not kosher.
The gospels however need to re-wright the story and make it acceptable for a roman audience.
Jesus was a practising Jew as were all the disciples how could they be antisemitic?
Jesus was delusional of course he knew he was risking life and death since his mentor John the Baptist was executed. This means he either wanted to be a martyr or he actually thought God would shield him “why hast thou forsaken me”.
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