At the Passover feast in Jerusalem, the Jews were obliged to “slay the Passover lambs and offer sacrifices to God,” in connection with which they drove the sacrificial cattle into the temple and set up shops to sell everything necessary for the sacrifices. There were also change offices: Roman coins were in common use, and taxes to the temple were legally paid by Jewish shekels. After entering Jerusalem, Christ went straight to the temple, saw the merchants and drove them out
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