When Jesus preached, how many...

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When Jesus preached, how many collection plate collections were scheduled for the Sermon on the Mount?

Did his religious salesmen, known as the 12 apostles, pass the collection plate one, two, or three times during the Sermon on the Mount?

What do the four gospels actually say?

It's pretty clear from the gospels that Jesus collected and dispersed money because that is the job Judas had - being the official treasurer.

If Jesus had money, it's pretty clear he was getting it from someplace and if one looks at Church tradition (which copies what Jesus did), it looks like Jesus was passing the collection plate frequently or asking for love gifts to be put on plastic credit cards when Jesus appeared on Daystar TV or TBN/their equivalents in Jerusalem 2.000 years ago.

What does the Bible say about the proper procedure for passing collections plates and the frequency of their use?

Well, he must've made a lot of money in the beginning, enough to support him for what, 16 or 18 years was it, that he disappeared? During which time many scholars believe he traveled the world. (not a cheap thing to do)
So... I would have to think he passed it at least 3 times per sermon.

But alas, he ran out eventually and had to return to his homeland where money was a bit more readily available for the religious con-man.

But then again, if you buy into the theory that he was Cleopatra and Caesar's son, adopted/protected by Mariam and Joseph, then I guess he could've got the money from his mother.