@zenvelo First you have this from the early reign of Jesus…
“This essentially Galilean sentiment had a decisive influence on the destiny of the infant sect. The happy flock, relying on the heavenly Father for the satisfaction of its wants, had for its first principle the regarding of the cares of life as an evil which choked the germ of all good in man. Each day they asked of God the bread for the morrow. Why lay up treasure? The kingdom of God is at hand. “Sell that ye have and give alms,” said the Master.
Then when Jesus first made it to Jeruselum, he found the Temple priest were corrupt lap dogs for Herrod and that pissed him off to no end which started his crusade to “fix” things back to the true essence of his religion.
The Pharisees sensed he was up to no good and certain he was there to cause trouble and tried to trick him…
“One day a group of Pharisees and of those politicians named “Herodians” (probably some of the Boethusim), approached him, and, under pretence of pious zeal, said unto him, “Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man. Tell us, therefore, what thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar or not?” They hoped for an answer which would give them a pretext for delivering him up to Pilate. The reply of Jesus was admirable. He made them show him the image on the coin; “Render,” said he, “unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” Profound words, which have decided the future of Christianity!
Pretty clever of him but it did not remove the disdain the Jewish priest had for Jesus nor the Pharisess and of course Herrod. The rest is history.
Read all about the Life and Times of Jesus by Renan ....fascinating stuff…