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Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Bro Simon Raj, SJ
Paul was not only a man who requested ongoing prayer for himself, he also kept the saints of God in the various churches continuously in prayer. He knew that problems and persecutions were destined for all who live in Christ Jesus and so, in his prayerful pleadings for the Christians in Thessalonica he prays: “May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.
These are the kind of people we encounter in today’s Gospel in the persons of the Sadducees. Who were the Sadducees? The Sadducees are described in this Gospel as opponents to the belief in resurrection. In the dialogue presented here, we see an example of the means of disputation that was common in first century Judaism. The Sadducees use the example of Levirate marriage, found in the Law of Moses, to disprove belief in the resurrection.
More importantly, in this discourse, Jesus shows the limits of our imaginations when it comes to eternal life. The Sadducees argue against resurrection because of the limits of earthly existence. They do not imagine another possibility for existence and relationship with God.
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