January 12, 2008 Why did Jesus choose to obtain the stater from a fish rather than from a more conventional source of money?
This is a parable. Jesus disapproved of organized religion (‘the traditions of men’). He declared “Render unto God that which is God’s and unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s”. Why were the religionists demanding money in God’s name" Jesus’ advice was an example of divine irony/sarcasm. When he told Peter to pay with a silver coin taken from the mouth of a fish he was saying that if it was God’s will then God would provide the coin. In modern idiom Jesus was telling Peter to pay ‘When pig’s fly
By: Richard Wagner - January 12, 2008 - Public Category: My Blog
