Jesus' exhortation to his disciples to lay up treasure in heaven has often been misinterpreted (in my view) by commentators who have given it a spiritual meaning rather than taking it as a call to those with money to share with those in need. This may be a comfortable reading to those of us who come from the affluent West, but the author looks at the relevant passages from the perspective of someone coming from the dalit community in India, and challenges the spiritualized interpretation.