On being a Gentile in a Jewish Temple
When Yeshua quotes the Tanakh, his central message is often not so much in the actual words he says, as in the passage he is referring to. This is not to say that Yeshua being misleading or disingenuous–every word he says is true–but that there is deeper meaning available for those who familiarize themselves with the Bible of Yeshua’s day. And I believe this is the case with the temple-clearing scene.