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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 15:1

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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15:1-20 Jesus indicted the Pharisees for disobeying God’s law in their zeal to preserve traditions. 15:1 Jerusalem was the location of the Temple and thus the seat of authority in Judaism; this gave the ambassadors greater leverage in their arguments with Jesus.
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