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In the Gospel, the Pharisees ask Jesus, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”
In response, Jesus recites the traditional Jewish Shema:
Do not miss the point: The greatest “law” centers on the word “love.” As Jesus insists and the ancient Jewish Shema articulates, love and law are in fact together; the law is an articulation of love.
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In response, Jesus recites the traditional Jewish Shema:
Jesus then adds, also in common Rabbinic tradition, “The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
Do not miss the point: The greatest “law” centers on the word “love.” As Jesus insists and the ancient Jewish Shema articulates, love and law are in fact together; the law is an articulation of love.
Continued below.
