
Jesus Christ: Historical Materialism, Class Conflict, and the Jesus Movement
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The Tensions of Passover
Jesus makes some sort of disturbance in the temple and it's interesting what happens is that he doesn't get arrested immediately. There is a group around him who are clearly interested and signed up to what Jesus moved about because if you do get rid of a figure who might be another John the Baptist, you may have a serious riot on your hands. The action that Jesus does in the temple where he turns over the tables of the money changes and dovessellers is one I think that's economic in its target. So there's a lot of stake in a way and there isn't immediate attempt to kill Jesus. It looks like it's been done fairly covertly when the opportunity is right.
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