After the previous chapter’s thorough exposé of the various major episodes of Jesus’ ministry (and how those instances showed him openly & overarchingly challenging his culture’s traditional interpretations of the Jewish Law), it can come as no surprise that the content of his Gospel sayings, sermons, & teachings show him fulfilling the same goal with […]
There are number of Old Testament laws that dealt directly with honoring God1 – believing wholeheartedly that He2 & He alone exists (see Exodus 20:2-3 & Deuteronomy 5:6), revering His name (see Leviticus 22:32) and refusing to blaspheme or take that name in vain (see Exodus 22:28, Leviticus 19:12, & Leviticus 24:16); cherishing Him internally […]
While it is true that Jesus obviously agreed with the Law’s clear contention that prayer was a crucial part of Jewish life, it is just as true that Jesus took great exception to the way prayers were traditionally conducted as well as to the compulsory nature of the same. Consider … *Whereas the Law required […]
While there are literally dozens of Old Testament regulations defining &/or prohibiting various types of false worship (especially the worship of idols1), Jesus spent essentially no time during his ministry directly commenting on the same. That having been said, it is worth noting that Jesus did indirectly seek to amend the Law regarding these commandments […]
Jewish culture in Jesus’ day was a religion-based society, and as such it can come as no surprise that more than a handful of the regulations found in the Old Testament focus on the Temple upon which the Jewish religion was centered at that time.1 Similarly, seeing as how Jesus’ primary mission was one of […]
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