Don Purdum's Podcast Blog

Have we gotten the Parable of the Talents all wrong? After a study of the culture in Jesus' time I believe we do. The villains are really the two slaves who profited immorally off of others and were praised for it, not the one who saved and returned the single coin. Jesus is actually talking about the economic exploitation of the people by its leaders. To understand this better, we have to realize how the ancient first-century people understood money, morality, the Torah, and rabbinical law. When we do, it completely changes our understanding of economic morals.  This leads one to question. Is our economic system deeply corrupted and does it take advantage of people without them even knowing it's happening? Have you ever thought about the modern economic system in America?  Does it empower or enslave us? If it's the latter, how should we wisely and shrewdly interact within our economic system? In Matthew 25:14-30 and Luke 19:11-27, Jesus tells us the Parable of Talents. For as long as I can remember, churches