Jesus Teaches in the Temple

92. Jesus Teaches in the Temple

Here is Jesus, in Jerusalem, in the temple, at the time of Passover, teaching a radically new understanding of humankind’s relationship to God while undermining the authority of the Jewish leadership. It is amazingly bold.

Given the threatening nature of Jesus’ message, the Jewish leaders were not pleased. But their hands seemed tied: Jesus was a popular figure, protected by the multitudes. That, and the fact that in the evening Jesus always left Jerusalem to stay in Bethany, frustrated their attempts to have him arrested.