The great commandment in the law (εντολη μεγαλη εν τω νομω). The positive adjective is sometimes as high in rank as the superlativ…

Which is the great commandment? That is, the greatest commandment, or the one most important. The Jews are said to have divided the law in…

Which is the great commandment...? — Literally, of what kind. The questioner asked as if it belonged to a class.…

According to the Rabbis, there were many commandments that were secondary and others that were of the first importance. They often put commands, wh…

St. Jerome: The Pharisees, having been refuted in the matter of the denarius and now seeing their adversaries also overthrown…

An expert in the interpretation of Scripture, perhaps especially the Pentateuch, as well as a vast complex of Jewish traditions, “tested” Jesus, as…

Master, which is the great commandment in the law? ]
He calls him "master, Rabbi, or doctor", as the Sadducees had in …

An interpreter of the law asked our Lord a question, to test, not so much his knowledge, as his judgment. The love of God is the first and great co…

Previously, the Lord answered the question concerning the payment of tribute and the question about the resurrection. Here, however, He answers a q…