Get the Hell out of here! Who is Jesus? Part 40—John 2:12-22 "Heaven is a place on Earth," says the song, and before you accuse me of being old by picking a 40-year-old Belinda Carlisle song, Jada Facer has released a cover version this year. However, you'd still have been right, I am old. 13 The …
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The Temple Cleansing: Did Jesus Act Once or Twice?
When did Jesus cleanse the Temple? Who is Jesus? Part 39 This is the second section of the Cana Cycle, focusing on the temple. It's an introduction that will be further explored in Chapter 4 when Jesus talks to a woman in Samaria. My perspective is to consider what this reveals about who Jesus is …
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Spring clean — Matthew 21:12–13
The King’s judgements "A den of robbers," said Jesus about the temple. But if so who were those who ran the temple of Jerusalem stealing from? The images above show different stages in the life of the Jewish temple. It started out as a tent so that it could be transported through the desert from …
Making an ass of myself 