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Steve Moyise offers an illuminating yet accessible guide to the various ways that Jesus employed Scripture, both in his teaching and in his understanding of his ministry. After analyzing the scriptural quotations and allusions in the four canonical Gospels, Moyise examines the views of a range of key scholars—Borg, Crossan, Dunn, France, Kimball, Vermes and Wright—and shows how their differing...

hands?’—v. 5), Jesus criticizes their adherence to tradition because it involves ‘abandoning’ (v. 8) or ‘rejecting’ (v. 9) the commandment of God. He then cites the example of ‘Corban’, a law whereby a portion of one’s goods can be dedicated to God and is therefore no longer available for mundane use, even if that means hardship for one’s parents. This time Jesus accuses them of ‘making void the word of God through your tradition’ (v. 13), specifically citing the commandment to ‘Honour your father
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