Another common story around Lent is what many Bibles call "The Cleansing of the Temple". Understood as removing ritualistic impurities, this aggressive moment by Jesus has always been excused without looking (intentionally or unintentionally?) at the context of Jerusalem's geopolitical climate in this time. In this episode, we not only talk about what the historical Jesus was doing, but also how Mark's gospel makes sense of this story for it's own audience. We find that this is not a story of Jesus being angry at ritualistic impurities, but rather Jerusalem's religious leaders cooperation with Roman oppression.