GC,
You have a terrible view of Roman history.
Roman and local rulers were in bed together; the relationship was sometimes a troubled one, but if a local ruler was not following Rome's dictates, that person was replaced, quickly. Ditto for any Roman govenor.
The idea that Jesus could go into the Temple with a whip, overturn tables (while, presumably, chasing people away from their belongings), etc., without a response from the local or Roman (federal) authorities is just an absurdity; you might as well believe that the South won the Civil War.
You have a terrible view of Roman history.
Roman and local rulers were in bed together; the relationship was sometimes a troubled one, but if a local ruler was not following Rome's dictates, that person was replaced, quickly. Ditto for any Roman govenor.
The idea that Jesus could go into the Temple with a whip, overturn tables (while, presumably, chasing people away from their belongings), etc., without a response from the local or Roman (federal) authorities is just an absurdity; you might as well believe that the South won the Civil War.
