Would modern Jesus be a socialist? | FT #shorts
Financial TimesIf Jesus were alive today where would he sit on the political and economic spectrum? Could his ideas about money and inequality offer a challenge to the way we think about capitalism? Could he even be described as socialist? Biblical scholar Tom Thatcher joins Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth to explore the financial world of Jesus of Nazareth - from taxation, debt and inequality to the extraordinary economic power of that Temple in Jerusalem. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/paGcH8EAAwc?si=0lJScPkDcyebAhxk ► Enjoying FT content? Get a daily slice of the very best FT journalism with FT Edit. Free for 30 days then just £4.99 a month See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories: https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialTimes/community ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@financialtimes