![]() This is Jesus’ last appearance in a synagogue in this Gospel. If the ruler of the synagogue erred by being too legalistic about the Sabbath, we are more likely to err by being too casual about the ways and times that we honor God. Being set free from the law does not free us from responsibility. We would do well to recover a sense of holy time-time to honor God. Outside that hour, we feel free to engage in work, recreation, and shopping. For most Christians today, such observance involves, at best, an hour of public worship each week. What does it mean to keep the Sabbath holy? Christians today tend to treat the matter of holy observance casually. In 14:1-6, he will note that it is permissible to pull an ox out of a ditch on the Sabbath-an argument similar that in our Gospel lesson. In 6:6-11, Jesus defended his actions by asking whether it was lawful to do good on the Sabbath. In each of these three stories, Jesus heals on the Sabbath and is opposed by religious leaders. ![]() This story is similar to 6:6-11 (Mark 3:1-6), the story of a man with a withered hand, and 14:1-6, the story of a man with dropsy. 17) as prime examples of those who stand in need of such (repentance)” (Fitzmyer, 1011). ![]() “Coming on the heels of (that) episode…, this episode implicitly singles out the ‘leader of the synagogue’ (v. Then he spoke of the need for repentance, saying, “unless you repent, you will all perish” (13:5). Then he warned his disciples of hypocrisy of the Pharisees (12:1-3). Jesus has just recently delivered a scathing denunciation of Pharisees and lawyers (11:37-54)-also members of the religious elite. In this incident, Jesus’ opponent is the leader of the synagogue-one of the religious elite. This story follows on the heels of several related incidents.
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