Historical aside: To the extent Jesus’ assault on the money changers actually occurred, his point probably wasn’t anti-usury, but to emphasize that the end times were near, so you shouldn’t waste your time changing money (People get ready, there’s a train a coming…). It also was a symbolic destruction of the Temple (which would lead to the end times). Although it’s not clear if any of the Gospels should be treated as historically accurate.
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