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Handwashing Tradition
- The Pharisees' handwashing tradition isn't from the Torah but from evolving rabbinic rulings called Halakha.
- Halakha, meaning "the way you walk," interprets how to live out Torah's laws and forms a "fence" around them.
Interpreting Judaism Through Jesus
- Marty Solomon, as a Torah-observant Jew following Jesus, interprets Judaism through Jesus' teachings.
- Jesus critically examined rabbinic rulings and prioritized Torah's core principles over tradition.
Critiquing Traditions
- Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for prioritizing their traditions over the core principles of Torah.
- He uses a text to critique their engagement with the text itself.