The Audaciousness of Jesus

Half of Jesus' sermon material was parabolic. This story he tells just slays me begins in verse 5. The Greek of that English word is anodia. And it's this audaciousness. Anytime you read about this in history, Josephus talks about it a lot. His first century historian always uses it in the pejorative sense. So he says, because the neighbor is so audacious in his banging, the dad eventually rises and gives him what he needs. Seek and you will find knock and it will be open to you for everyone who asks, receives.