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Mk tells us: Jesus passed the exam!
The question: Wich one is the first of all the commandments?
Jesus replays rightly citing Dt 6.4-5 (-13)
The answer is remarkable! Why ?
1.) The commandment is directed to the whole People of God: Listen Israel!
First: the Nation as such has to fulfill the commandments - the single person only as far he/she belongs to the people.
Don't forget: The Jahwe-God is a "God of the Nation"; only later He will be "internationalized"; today globalization = God of the whole world.
2.) First: listen! The message is coming from outside, from high above...
or it's coming from the Government? from the high Priest?
3.) It contains the decision: there is only one God.
But in reality: people know many gods - like: money, health, power...
And the Christian Churches of today - they pray all to the same "God"?
Which kind of God is presented today to the Catholics? still the Jahwe-God?
4.) The first commandment challenges for a great effort!
love God with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength
The Nation Israel once, the new People of God tody is really challenged
Something special:
Mk knows that Jesus made a second commandment: love your neighbour
like yourself. It's really surprising: self-love is the point of departure... is given here as norm.
Is the second-level-commandment taking into account, that the single person
will fulfil the first-level in this kind?
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