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The Twist family studies the Gospel of John
Wayne:
The very next event is Jesus throwing the money changers out of the temple.
Remember that in Mark, if this is the same occurrence of money-changer-out-throwing, this occurs during the last week before Jesus is killed. ???
It could be that Jesus does this on at least 2 occasions when he is in Jerusalem for the passover during 2 different years. That's altogether possible, but for now that's not my gut feeling. To me, for now, it sounds like the writer of John has only about this moment gotten involved in Jesus's life.
Anyhow, Jesus th'ows em out! :o
Wayne:
The authorities ask "What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?"
Jesus answers them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."
This eventually is one of the phrases used when Jesus is accused of blasphemy. But the writer of John says that Jesus was talking not of the temple of stones but of his own body, implying that he would rise from the grave 3 days after being killed.
ifyoucantfixit:
I have always wondered about that seeming dicotomy. Did he mean the actual stones and brick. Or his
body temple.? Was he a trickster, playing head games.? Even under such dangerous circumstances.
Wayne:
--- Quote from: ifyoucantfixit on January 07, 2008, 12:24:39 am ---dangerous circumstances.
--- End quote ---
:-\ Right, exactly ... in any case the authorities took it to mean the building, and used it in their case against him. According to the gospel of Mark, he was crucified within less than a week after saying this.
Wayne:
In chapter 3, a Pharisee named Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night to leran more of his teachings. Jesus tells him that to see the kingdom of God you must be born again. Nicodemus takes this literally and is puzzled. How can a person go back to his mother's womb and be born again?
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