OK. Let me get this straight.
So some dude named Jesus is a bit of a rabble rouser. Often rails against the local and Roman government.
Then one day he gathers up a gang of a dozen thugs and occupies and violently attacks a market while armed with a scourge. And took the coins.
That's called armed robbery in today's parlance.
Today that could get you several years in prison.
Back then, armed robbery could get you crucified.
Can you identify all the times Jesus defied Roman authorities or violated Roman laws?
His problem with the money changers wasn't about the Temple Tax. It was about shortchanging the poor and the pilgrims to the Temple. They were just cheating the poor.
for a "scholar" such as yourself--SURADIE, your statement is EXCRUTIATINGLY IDIOTIC.
There is EXTENSIVE EVIDENCE that the PHARISEES despised the money changers who were lackeys of the ROMAN APPOINTED SADDUCEAN priests-------try to learn a bit of history. The foray into the temple courtyard nails Jesus for what he was-----a ROME HATING PHARISEE. It was an act of SEDITION AGAINST ROME and had nothing to do with short-changing anyone-------well----at least you did not do the usual sunday school bs ---"da high priests were grabbing taxes from da poor"
Nope.. The money changers weren't Romans. Jesus didn't oppose the Temple Tax.. He opposed taking advantage of the farmers and rubes from out of town. who came to Jerusalem for the Passover.
did I say that the money changers were romans? Of course Jesus did not oppose
the Temple tax----you are very confused---the Temple tax had nothing to do with the money
changers. The "out of towners"? what out of towners?-----the people who LIVED in Judea did not need the money changers----they already used Judean coinage. The issue was
people who arrived from OUTSIDE of Judea---
aka, gentiles who arrived to DO BUSINESS in the Temple Courtyard. The place had become
a den of roman corruption (in the minds of pharisees like Jesus) which involved the HATED Roman shill SADDUCEES. Review the
history of the JAVITS CENTER and ---try to remember "ON THE WATERFRONT"-----and
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