I am so glad to read your article -sorry I did not notice it sooner. I first heard Ched Myers present this view a couple of years ago. It gave me whip lash but made me realize how easily we can misconstrue what Jesus says if we don't listen to the stories told in the way that Jesus would have told them. You may like to see Ched's article too http://godspace.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/the-parable-of-the-talents-a-view-from-the-other-side/