4.6 - The greatest commandment Flashcards
Explain Mark 12:28-34
(the greatest commandment)
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[b] 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[c] There is no commandment greater than these.”
32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.
How many questions were asked to Jesus in Mark 12?
4 in total
What was the intention of this question?
To test whether Jesus was a good Rabbi
However, what was the purpose of many other questions Jesus was asked by religious leaders?
To catch him out and ‘show he isn’t the messiah’.
What is the first greatest commandment called by the Jews?
The Shema
What does this statement sum up?
The whole of the Torah
Where is the second statement from?
Leviticus
Leviticus 19:18
You shall not take vengeance nor bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.”
What did Jesus teach about sacrifices?
he taught that they were less important than justice and worshipping God.
What did Jesus recognise about this man?
His wisdom
What did Jesus say to the man?
he was not far from the Kingdom of God.
What does this passage show about Jesus and the religious leaders?
He did not contrast with everything they said
