I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. The greater-than-the-temple claim is the most radical christological claim Jesus has made so far in Matthew. The temple was the holiest space in the cosmos — the place where heaven and earth met, where God's presence dwelled among his people. If the temple service's priority over the Sabbath is established, and something greater than the temple is present in Jesus, then the disciples' activity under his direction has an even greater priority than the temple's service.

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