“Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?”
Jesus answered, 'You are Israel's teacher, and do you not understand these things? — Jesus rebukes Nicodemus' ignorance as particularly inexcusable given his rabbinical role. "Teacher of Israel" (ho didaskalos tou Israel) suggests Nicodemus represents institutional Judaism's failure to recognize eschatological reality despite Torah's promises and prophetic preparation.
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