Jesus the Liberator: Religious Authority

Question 1

What did Jesus challenge?

Answer 1

Religious rituals, such as healing on the Sabbath when it was meant to be a day of rest

Question 2

Who did Jesus associate with?

Answer 2

Those who were traditionally seen as ‘unclean’ e.g., Samaritans and a woman with a haemorrhage

Question 3

What does Jesus say about the Temple?

Answer 3

It will be replaced by something better, and is he is critical of some practices, such as money-changing for profit

Question 4

Where was Jesus called to when in conflict with religious leaders?

Answer 4

The Sanhedrin (Jewish Court)

Question 5

What does Sanders argue?

Answer 5

Gospel writers may have exaggerated Jesus’ conflicts in order to fit their own Christian agenda, and Jesus was more Jewish in his outlook than the New Testament presents