• PER284 Cleansing of the Temple (second time)

    Jesus' second cleansing of the Temple, on Monday, March 28, AD 33, is a prophetic and symbolic act. By driving the sellers out of the Court of the Gentiles and quoting Isaiah and Jeremiah, Jesus denounces the corruption of worship, asserts his messianic authority and announces the coming judgment on the Temple. This event hastens the decision of the religious leaders to put him to death.

    Isaiah 56.7 (King James Version) :
    Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
    King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
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Further reading
  • ANN075 The traders driven out of the Temple

    The article examines the incident in which Jesus drives the merchants out of the Temple, an event reported differently in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. While…