The fig tree, cursed by Jesus, is a literary device. It is a political, cultural, religious, and even sectarian symbol for mainstream religion. If you don’t understand this, then yes it’s a pretty bizarre nonsensical moment. Hating on a tree. If you do understand the historical context and the symbolic meaning, you can understand that Jesus is bringing about a new interpretation of Judaism—focusing on inclusion, love, transcendence, as opposed to exclusion, dogma, judgment—and that the old ways of ancient Judaism will soon crumble, along with the primary temple of their faith… which falls
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