Holy Week Guide | Tuesday
/On this day of Holy Week, Jesus was teaching in the temple and a group of Jewish leaders approached him to continue their attempts to “entangle him in his words” and end his impact among “their” people. They asked, “Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar…?” A precisely calculated question and one that the leaders were sure was going to finally rid them of this “blasphemous” menace. In those days the Pharisees had vilified the ruling authority and taught the people, through oral tradition, that it was “sinful” to give them any respect at all, even paying taxes.
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