Cleansing of the Temple
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The Cleansing of the Temple is a New Testament episode in which Jesus drives out merchants and money changers from the Jerusalem Temple, condemning the commercialization of sacred worship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple | 3 |
| Cleansing of the Temple canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament episode
ⓘ
biblical narrative ⓘ event in the life of Jesus ⓘ |
| artisticDepiction | common subject in Christian art ⓘ |
| associatedWithQuote |
My house shall be called a house of prayer
ⓘ
You have made it a den of robbers ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
John 2:13–17
ⓘ
Luke 19:45–46 ⓘ Mark 11:15–17 ⓘ Matthew 21:12–13 ⓘ |
| category |
Events in the Gospels
ⓘ
New Testament miracles and signs ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement |
near the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in the Gospel of John
ⓘ
near the end of Jesus’ ministry in the Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| featuresAction |
condemning buying and selling in the Temple
ⓘ
driving out merchants ⓘ overturning tables of money changers ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus
|
| hasOutcome | heightened conflict between Jesus and religious leaders ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
condemnation of commercialization of worship
ⓘ
critique of religious corruption ⓘ purity of the Temple ⓘ zeal for God’s house ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
challenge to Temple authorities
ⓘ
symbolic act against economic exploitation ⓘ |
| involvesObject |
seats of those who sold doves
ⓘ
tables of money changers ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read in Holy Week in many Christian traditions ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
merchants selling animals for sacrifice
ⓘ
money changers ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Temple cleansing
ⓘ
den of thieves ⓘ house of prayer for all nations ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| significanceInTheology |
example of prophetic protest
ⓘ
prefiguration of judgment on the Temple ⓘ sign of Jesus’ authority over the Temple ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Jewish Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Temple
Jewish Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Temple in Jerusalem
|
| timeContext |
Second Temple Judaism
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple period
|
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Input
Subject: Cleansing of the Temple Description of subject: The Cleansing of the Temple is a New Testament episode in which Jesus drives out merchants and money changers from the Jerusalem Temple, condemning the commercialization of sacred worship.
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Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple
this entity surface form:
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple
this entity surface form:
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple