Date: October 15th, 2022 1:59 AM Author: Bateful hunting ground center
That's only adds to the credibility of Matthew's account. It wasn't like they had to answer to a mob of angry disciples. Why would they proclaim their guilt to one another if they weren't being sincere?
Date: October 15th, 2022 2:10 AM Author: Bateful hunting ground center
I think the whole story only makes sense as a disagreement over whether you could only sacrifice goats you raised by yourself or whether God would accept a goat you bought on the street. Jesus thought you had to raise the goat yourself, but to the temple authorities that was like trying to bring your own popcorn into the movie theater. Even worse, Jesus was probably telling other Jews that God wouldn't accept the goats they had just bought. There was more too it, but that was the dispute that touched off the fight. After he was killed so unceremoniously a lot of Jews probably reflected on the situation and thought maybe Jesus had a point.