No one in that crowd of both opponents and admirers would dispute, "Love of God," as the greatest commandment. But when Jesus goes on and links it to, "Love of neighbour as oneself," he has lifted attachment to the welfare of one's neighbours above all other duties and obligations, including - gasp! - religious ones.
Year B
Pentecost 23
November 4, 2012
Sunday between October 30 and November 5 inclusive
Proper 26 Ordinary Time 31
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Sermon by the Rev. Dr. George Hermanson, "."
This week's text is the climax of a day of confrontation between Jesus and the religious authorities in Jerusalem. (See my comment, Jesus' Last Week - Tuesday.)
However, just in case we were writing off all religious elites as hard-hearted, unseeing opponents of Jesus, Mark ends the series of hostile questions with a scribe asking a genuine one.
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