He did not do that because he thought the merchants were an oppressive class. He did it because the temple is God's realm and is sacred. They were desecrating it. He was a rabbi, a religious figure.
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The only time Jesus used violence was against the merchants, & his rhetoric was unmistakably ‘from below’ & criticized the rich and powerful. He was a religious figure akin to the “worker priests” in Latin America who lived in community & shared their life with the poor, resisting oppression.
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