Jesus was teaching a radical new theology... called non-violent liberation theology to defeat the Roman and by shaming them. Gandhi got it and so did MLK.
The money changers.. the inheritors of the Levites were cheating the poor.
I already know the nazi filth. I lived amongst people like you as a child---
even attended some sunday school with a friend If Jesus was teaching a
"radical new theology" he certainly kept that fact quiet. Where does
the term NON VIOLENT LIBERATTION THEOLOGY appear in the bible?
by "shaming" the romans? gee----you never learned much about
the romans either
In what manner were the money changers "cheating the poor"? Do you have
any idea who controlled the temple back then and WHO HATED THEM?
The money changers functioned to serve a need for people who traveled to
Jerusalem----from outside of Israel/Judea----people who needed local
coin. Such people are generally not "the poor" but I do appreciate
your candor in presenting typical WASP BS Even the wicked
INN KEEPER was CHEATING THE POOR I remember it all well
How about you parrot some of the nonsense I heard as a child----like
"THE MONEY CHANGERS WERE THE PHARISEES" ------or rabbis----
or the high priests who were also the rabbis and the pharisees?----
See---I did some time in Sunday school too.----I think the one I did the
most time was LUTHERAN-----but I may have had some episcopalian
time. Episcopalian was big in my town----GEORGE WASHINGTON -
spent some time there or so was the claim
Isn't it time for you to light candles for SAINT PONTIUS PILATE----who
desperately tried to save Jesus from the blood thirsty jews?
The different factions of Jews were fighting each other by the first century.. with a predictable outcome. Vespasian would have stood back, watched and let them, but he was called to Rome.. Titus was not as experienced as his father.. so the Temple was destroyed. Pilot was a minor prelate... who just wanted to keep the peace and his job.
The money taken from the poor by the money changers was to maintain the Temple.
They changed Roman coin for Shekels and charged a fee for their services.
wrong again They changed foreign coin for local coin FOR COMMERCE in the
temple coutyard------The PHARISEES hated them because they were roman appointees.
Jews were not engaged in violent confrontation with each other at that time as
your handlers claim. You actually shot yourself in the foot with that one.
Your fellows claim that JEWS WANTED JESUS DEAD------it is true that there was lots
of tumoil at that time------and it would have been a simple matter to
KILL ONE PERSON ---just knock him off on the high road. But your handlers
INSIST on a complicated method of getting poor innocent PILATE to do the
deed -------SHEEEESH. In fact----your claim that jews were already
FIGHTING EACH OTHER would make such an act EVEN EASIER. Do you
ever examine the logic of your statements. ??? Your Saint PONTIUS PILATE
crucified some 20,000 jews in his ten years -----of course in your version to the
CHEERS OF THE BLOODTHIRSTY CROWDS tell me more-----you bring me back
to my youth.
TAXATION was collected for ROME did you ever read the bible? The required
"taxation" for the temple was extremely minimal-----the levites were fed by animal
sacrifce and were TYPICALLY IMPOVERISHED. Your version of history renders the
EMPIRE BUILDING by Rome some sort of charitable enterprise. ROME WAS DOING
THE WORLD A FAVOR ------well---actually you are consistent with the ROMAN
POV------and even the POV of the GLORIOUS AGE OF ISLAMIC CONQUEST----I see
the pattern. like shariah law and the nuremburg laws---YOU ARE CONSISTENT