Asbury Bible Commentary – 4. The greatest commandment (12:28-34)
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4. The greatest commandment (12:28-34)

4. The greatest commandment (12:28-34)

What is the one commandment on which the others hang? Jesus' answer holds together love for God and love for neighbor as inseparable and thus affirms the central message of the OT. This, along with the positive portrayal of this teacher of the law, indicates that Jesus' purpose in his ministry was not to reject the OT but rather to challenge its misinterpretation and present himself as its fulfillment.