Re: Restored (and a final story for Luke and Daniel)

Jesus' questioners were trying to trick him, and they were talking about compliance with Roman law, not Caesar Augustus really. So Jesus is also a politically calculating rebel? (At least give Him some credit for the crafty response, then.)

To deny the Deity of Caesar is to resist religious occupation in a sense, while not defying the tax laws of the occupation. Is there a cynical conclusion to draw from the relative degrees of challenge to Roman power, defiance of Augustus's deification vs. defiance of tribute?

I read somewhere a very cynical claim that religion, and everything else, was all about money (or something like that; I think the author meant something more in real terms like wealth) but aargh... don't remember where.

luke,
in a second futile attempt to steer a discussion away from religion

-------Original Message-------
From: tina carson <tina_carson@hotmail.com>
Sent: 07/24/03 10:35 PM
To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
Subject: Re: Restored (and a final story for Luke and Daniel)

>
> This refers to the abomination of a graven image, putting Caesar up as a
God. This demies the Diety of Caesar without-for the time being-defying
Roman law, which would put them at odds with the Sanhedran.
tina

>"Jesus was a rebel. Virtually all of his followers were zealots or less
>respectable "freedom fighters" against Roman occupation."
>
>What a wimpy rebel, then:
>
>"Why tempt you me, you hypocrites? Show me the tribute money." They
brought
>unto Him a penny, and He said unto them: "- Whose is this image and
>superscription?" And they said unto Him: "- Caesar's." Then said He unto
>them: "-Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and
>unto God the things that are God's."
>
>
>luke
>
>
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>"Boy, the Iraqis better develop a fun pop culture with cute cartoon
animals
>and grown women in schoolgirl uniforms, or this will be a complete
waste."
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