Later text
Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Intertextuality Pair
Matthew 22:37-39 → Deuteronomy 6:5
Quotation
Earlier text
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
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Earlier text
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Significance
Jesus combines the vertical dimension (love for God) with the horizontal dimension (love for neighbor) as Torah's comprehensive summary. These two commandments provide the foundation upon which "all the Law and the Prophets hang." This is not innovation but recognition of Torah's essential core. Greatest commandment debates were common in Second Temple Judaism; Jesus' response demonstrates that all ethical obligations flow from these dual love commands. Obedience to any specific law expresses either love for God or neighbor, making love the fulfillment and proper interpretation of all Torah.
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- Reference Type
- Direct Quotation
- Connection Method(s)
- Analogy
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