In this episode, Aree Spivey (artist, Failed Kingdoms) and John A. Dangelo III (writer, antiwarwarvet.com) were my guests to talk about the infamous “render to Caesar” passage from Matthew 22. Does this passage establish that the state has a separate domain from God’s that we owe a special allegiance to? Was Jesus arguing that Christians are obligated to pay taxes? Are illegal immigrants disobeying the command to “render to Caesar” when they enter a country without the state’s permission? Listen and find out!
Audio:
http://cantus-firmus.com/Audio/20200713-RenderToCaesar.mp3
Music:
F E E F I F O by Failed Kingdoms. Available here: https://soundcloud.com/failedk
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Alexandre Christoyannopoulos – Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel
John Currid – Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament
R.T. France – The Gospel of Mark (The International Greek Testament Commentary)
Craig S. Keener – The Gospel of Matthew: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary