Almost nothing Jesus taught was brand new.

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine said something on the show that will rattle a lot of Christians.

Love your neighbor? Already in Leviticus.

Feed your enemy? Already in Proverbs.

Give him water if he is thirsty? Already there.

So where is Jesus actually distinct?

One line.

One commandment no one in the ancient world had ever put that way before.

"Love your enemies."

Not tolerate them. Not feed them. Not show them the road home.

Love them.

Dr. Levine says this is where Jesus takes the whole tradition and raises the ceiling on it.
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