The Origin and Meaning of Mammon

Sermon on the Mount E28 – In his third teaching on money, Jesus issues a warning about elevating wealth to the position of God in our lives. To describe wealth, Jesus uses the word “mammon,” which can be translated as “the thing in which you trust.” What happens when we put our trust in our wealth? What does Jesus mean by “unrighteous wealth?” And what can it look like to be free from the love of money? In this uncut episode, join Tim and Jon in a long-form dialogue exploring the Parable of the Shrewd Manager and how we can only have one ultimate allegiance—God or money. 

Timestamps 

• Chapter 1: Hate One and Love the Other (00:00-13:44)
• Chapter 2: What is Mammon? (13:44-20:34)
• Chapter 3: Wealth and the Dishonest Manager (20:34-42:50)

Referenced Resources

• The New Testament and Rabbinic Judaism (Jordan Lectures) by David Daube
• Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking & Pieter W. van der Horst
• Jesus, a Jewish Galilean: A New Reading of the Jesus Story by Sean Freyne
• Check out Tim’s library here.
• You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music

• “Buschwick” by cocabona
• “Red Gamba” by Lalinea
• Original Sermon on the Mount music by Richie Kohen
• BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Jon Collins is the creative producer for today's show. Tim Mackie is our lead scholar. Production of today's episode is by producer Lindsey Ponder, producer; Cooper Peltz; and Colin Wilson, producer. Stephanie Tam is our consultant and editor. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Frank Garza and Aaron Olsen edited today's episode. Aaron Olson also provided the sound design and mix for today's episode. Nina Simone does our show notes and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Today’s hosts are Jon Collins and Michelle Jones.

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