He WHAT?
I have a book in my to-read pile called “Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict” that apparently takes a look at the political situation that the historical Jesus would have found himself in through a historical materialist lens. The authors were on Rev Left a while back, which is where I first heard of it. I haven’t been able to read it yet, so I can’t personally vouch for it but based on that episode it seems pretty solid.
Figured I’d drop the title in case anyone was interested
I mean, to be fair he encountered merchants, not capitalists
I have found this sentiment to be well received and maybe even turned some gears in the heads of those who received it. Sometimes the answer to what would Jesus do is “whip the absolute shit out of capitalists.”
Relevant EJ video: https://youtu.be/HUzCglAAorw
