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?" ( Mark 12:28)
Approaching the Passover, Jesus was caught in argument after entering the Jerusalem temple. The high priest, the Scribes and the elders questioned Jesus’ authority in cleaning up the temple (11:27). In another occasion, with the intention to damage the teaching of Jesus, the Pharisees and the Herodians asked Jesus whether it was right to pay tax to Caesar or not.(12:13) The Sadducees in 12:18 tried to trap Jesus with the problem of many brothers married to a woman one after another following the death of each brother.
The three stories were the stories of anti-Jesus groups. Now the fourth story is related to a story favoring Jesus. Hearing an argument that was going between Jesus and a group of people, one of the Scribes realized that Jesus’ teaching was correct. He asked Jesus, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" As a matter of fact, this question was not a trap but an enquiry with a good intention from within. There were the Scribes who involved in the first group. They were the best Judean theologians in those days. However, the Scribe in the fourth story seems to have another standpoint different from others. He might be an open-minded person looking for the truth. There is a possibility for every individual to have different viewpoint for the truth though they belong to the same class.
According to today’s content, the Scribe wanted to hear from Jesus about the most important command. Unlike other group of the scribes and Pharisees, this scribe asked Jesus this innocent question to know the right answer so as to confirm his understanding from Jesus. The truthful and honest question from the center of the heart is the shortcut to reach the truth.
Approaching the Passover, Jesus was caught in argument after entering the Jerusalem temple. The high priest, the Scribes and the elders questioned Jesus’ authority in cleaning up the temple (11:27). In another occasion, with the intention to damage the teaching of Jesus, the Pharisees and the Herodians asked Jesus whether it was right to pay tax to Caesar or not.(12:13) The Sadducees in 12:18 tried to trap Jesus with the problem of many brothers married to a woman one after another following the death of each brother.
The three stories were the stories of anti-Jesus groups. Now the fourth story is related to a story favoring Jesus. Hearing an argument that was going between Jesus and a group of people, one of the Scribes realized that Jesus’ teaching was correct. He asked Jesus, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" As a matter of fact, this question was not a trap but an enquiry with a good intention from within. There were the Scribes who involved in the first group. They were the best Judean theologians in those days. However, the Scribe in the fourth story seems to have another standpoint different from others. He might be an open-minded person looking for the truth. There is a possibility for every individual to have different viewpoint for the truth though they belong to the same class.
According to today’s content, the Scribe wanted to hear from Jesus about the most important command. Unlike other group of the scribes and Pharisees, this scribe asked Jesus this innocent question to know the right answer so as to confirm his understanding from Jesus. The truthful and honest question from the center of the heart is the shortcut to reach the truth.
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