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====The Epochal Sermon====  

====[http://www.nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_153_-_The_Crisis_at_Capernaum#153:2._THE_EPOCHAL_SERMON The Epochal Sermon]====  

Jesus introduced this sermon by reading from the law as found in Deuteronomy:

Jesus introduced this sermon by reading from the law as found in Deuteronomy:

One of the teachers from Jerusalem (a member of the Sanhedrin) rose up and asked:  

One of the teachers from Jerusalem (a member of the Sanhedrin) rose up and asked:  

*"Do I understand you to say that you are the bread that comes down from heaven, and that the manna which Moses gave to our fathers in the wilderness did not?"

*'''"Do I understand you to say that you are the bread that comes down from heaven, and that the manna which Moses gave to our fathers in the wilderness did not?" '''

And Jesus answered the Pharisee:

And Jesus answered the Pharisee:

Then said the Pharisee:

Then said the Pharisee:

*"But are you not Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph, the carpenter? Are not your father and mother, as well as your brothers and sisters, well known to many of us? How then is it that you appear here in God's house and declare that you have come down from heaven?"

*'''"But are you not Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph, the carpenter? Are not your father and mother, as well as your brothers and sisters, well known to many of us? How then is it that you appear here in God's house and declare that you have come down from heaven?"'''

By this time there was much murmuring in the synagogue, and such a tumult was threatened that Jesus stood up and said:  

By this time there was much murmuring in the synagogue, and such a tumult was threatened that Jesus stood up and said:  

Then one of the Jerusalem spies who had been observing Jesus and his apostles, said:

Then one of the Jerusalem spies who had been observing Jesus and his apostles, said:

*"We notice that neither you nor your apostles wash your hands properly before you eat bread. You must well know that such a practice as eating with defiled and unwashed hands is a transgression of the law of the elders. Neither do you properly wash your drinking cups and eating vessels. Why is it that you show such disrespect for the traditions of the fathers and the laws of our elders?"  

*'''"We notice that neither you nor your apostles wash your hands properly before you eat bread. You must well know that such a practice as eating with defiled and unwashed hands is a transgression of the law of the elders. Neither do you properly wash your drinking cups and eating vessels. Why is it that you show such disrespect for the traditions of the fathers and the laws of our elders?"'''

And when Jesus heard him speak, he answered:  

And when Jesus heard him speak, he answered:  

But even the apostles failed fully to grasp the meaning of his words, for Simon Peter also asked him:

But even the apostles failed fully to grasp the meaning of his words, for Simon Peter also asked him:

*"Lest some of your hearers be unnecessarily offended, would you explain to us the meaning of these words?"  

*'''"Lest some of your hearers be unnecessarily offended, would you explain to us the meaning of these words?"'''

And then said Jesus to Peter:  

And then said Jesus to Peter:  

Leading this demented lad up to Jesus, he said:  

Leading this demented lad up to Jesus, he said:  

*"What can you do for such affliction as this? Can you cast out devils?"  

*"'''What can you do for such affliction as this? Can you cast out devils?"'''

When the Master looked upon the youth, he was moved with compassion. Beckoning for the lad to come to him, he took him by the hand and said:  

When the Master looked upon the youth, he was moved with compassion. Beckoning for the lad to come to him, he took him by the hand and said:  

Then stood up another Pharisee, who said:

Then stood up another Pharisee, who said:

*"Teacher, we would have you give us a predetermined sign that we will agree upon as establishing your authority and right to teach. Will you agree to such an arrangement?"   

*"'''Teacher, we would have you give us a predetermined sign that we will agree upon as establishing your authority and right to teach. Will you agree to such an arrangement?"'''  

And when Jesus heard this, he said:

And when Jesus heard this, he said: