Jesus in regards
mankind as entirely equal. He associates with adults and children, man and women, Jews and
gentiles on exactly the same terms. He is happy to break with laws and traditions and shows that
he thinks people are too concerned with observing the letter of their man-made laws and do not
care enough about the spirit in which he believes God intended them to act. When someone
complains that they have not washed their hands before dinner, for instance, Jesus
replies:
Let us make sure that our hearts rather than our
hands are worthy to receive this gift.
Jesus's apparent
disregard for the law has upset the rabbis at the synagogue. However, Jesus never shows contempt
for those who observe the law and is generally less of a firebrand than the Biblical Jesus. He
behaves with consistent love and tolerance, though it sometimes appears that humanity makes him
rather tired, particularly when people abandon themselves to hatred.
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