re: #268 William Barnett-Lewis
And got slapped by a Canaanite woman for that saying. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” He even commended her for her faith despite his prejudice (note, I do not swallow the idea that He was sin free on earth).
Yes. The problem is that the lesson here might as well be: there is an elite; those who don’t belong to it may get some crumbs as long as they’re willing to humiliate themselves.
Yes, I know one can proffer other interpretations. My point exactly.
Every generation tries to fit Jesus to their values.