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Oveturning The Temple Tables
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Christian Why did Jesus overturn the temple tables?
Because the murder of the animals occurring
there made him angry.
Jesus as reported in Matthew called some whited
sepulchres. The word sarcophagus is derived from the
Greek (sarx flesh phagi eater) and means flesheater.
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Footnote: Apologies to any who might be upset
by this interpretation.
http://plumvillage.org (Buddhist)
http://bmf.org (Muslim)
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/jesus/paulafredriksen.html
I am at a loss here, so
I am at a loss here, so please help me out. What source tells us that the murder of the animals angered him? Two Apostles (both eyewitnesses) and two evangelists, writing of it, do not mention that specific reason as causing Him anger; so I am curious as to what source supports your assertion. I admit to an unfamiliarity with the Apostolic Fathers (preNicene): does it come from them? You really have my curiosity going now, so please help me out. Thanks muchly.
J-Called
Evangelists give only the
Evangelists give only the tiniest fraction of the events in the life of Christ.
The book The Missing Years of Jesus speaks as do other sources of Jesus'
travel in India, Tibet, Persia etc in the 18 years that legend places him in a woodshop with Joseph. Jesus was angered by the flesheating of the Pharisees, and called them hypocrites, calling them flesheaters whose bodies become cemeteries (sarcophagi). His infinite heart was moved by all suffering. Many Biblical scholars report that Jesus was an Essene, a group
which abstained from meat. The Bible passed through the Catholic Latin Vulgate, the King James, and countless other translations, with each giving
its own interpretation. Some of Paul Fredriksen's writings are mentioned in
the link footnote. She wrote that at Passover time there were several
thousand animals hanging after they were murdered. The blood was draining out of them. I rely on my own spiritual intuition. Even more than Jesus' upset that the temple was turned into a den of thieves was his compassion for the animals suffering there and his opposition to its being made a bloody slaughterhouse. The Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Thomas record that those two were also vegetarians as was Paul after taking the Nazarite vow.
http://veganchristianity.wordpress.com
apologies to all who disagree
Thank you for explaining that
Thank you for explaining that further. Unfortunately, I cannot enter into the "spirit" of non-Canonical sources in order to explain the opinions and responses of Jesus Himself. I acceded to the wisdom of the early Christians who compiled the Canon and declared it authoritative. Apostle Paul, in Galatians 1:18, specifically prohibited giving authority to any account of Christ that was outside of the Canon. But I do appreciate your response for sharing the other sources on which your poem relies.
J-Called