The unHoly Bible Study Podcast · Evan Bever, Scott Smith

Matthew 21 - Jesus Crashes Out

·1 hr 24 min·5 clips
Jesus is first and foremost attacking the system of exclusion and exploitation—you can't police access to God.
Two Baptist pastors analyze Matthew 21, focusing on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) and his violent cleansing of the temple. They explore the corrupt temple economy, question whether Jesus was attacking religious exclusion or the sacrificial system itself, and debate the Gospel writer Matthew's theological motives.

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Palm Sunday becomes a clear look at power, prophecy, and the temple economy.

This episode stays closely on Matthew 21 and treats the Palm Sunday scene with care, while noting that some traditions call it Passion Sunday.

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You want Palm Sunday without skipping the temple.

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