Episode 54: What's in a ritual? Driving the Devil out of the Temple, Matthew 21:12-17

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel

English - September 22, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB
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Why did Jesus drive the money changers and people selling animals out of the temple?

Also, ancient people had their sacrificial rituals, but do we? What are the rituals of modern capitalism, and do we even know that we are performing them?