And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, the old is better — Luke's addition to the parable collection is unique: the preference for old wine. The one who is accustomed to the old wine does not desire the new — the palate formed by the old resists the new even when the new is superior. The Pharisees' preference for the old forms is the practical expression of this principle: they have tasted the old and find the new unsatisfying, not yet understanding that the new is the fulfillment of what the old anticipated.

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