Christ said: "Show me the tribute money." They brought him a penny. And
he saith unto them: "Whose is the image and the superscription?" They
said: "Cæsar's." And Christ said: "Render unto Cæsar the things that are
Cæsar's."
Did Christ think that the money belonged to Cæsar because his image and
superscription were stamped upon it? Did the penny belong to Cæsar or to
the man who had earned it? Had Cæsar the right to demand it because it
was adorned with his image?
Does it appear from this conversation that Christ understood the real
nature and use of money?
Can we now say that Christ was the greatest of philosophers?