There were many things about which the Pharisees and the Sadducees disagreed, but it seems they were united in their desire to trip up Jesus. Beyond that, the text seems to imply that the Pharisees were out to show up the Sadducees by succeeding where the later had failed. Once again Jesus escapes their verbal trap. And then, as if not to be left out of the fun, Jesus sets a trap for the Pharisees. Their failure to answer adequately finally brings the contest to an end. Perhaps the point of the text is that any argument about scripture to which the final answer is not love of God and neighbor has missed the point.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment