{"id":27489,"date":"2015-10-26T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T17:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=27489"},"modified":"2015-10-26T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T17:47:21","slug":"new-testament-278","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2015\/10\/new-testament-278.html","title":{"rendered":"New Testament 278"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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A portion of Jerusalem\u2019s fabled \u201cWestern Wall\u201d (aka \u201cWailing Wall) \u2014 King Herod\u2019s\u00a0massive retaining wall for the Temple Mount platform \u2014 by night.
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Matthew 21:33-46<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark 12:1-12<\/a><\/p>\n

Luke 20:9-19<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cornerstones serve no vital structural function in modern building. \u00a0Indeed, they\u2019re often added very late in the construction process, during purely ceremonial events. \u00a0In premodern times, though, the cornerstone was used to align the other foundations and walls, etc., of a new structure. \u00a0It was placed at the very beginning of construction and served as a point of reference for the workers, from which they took their bearings. \u00a0Thus, cornerstones had to be precisely cut, and many potential stones were inspected and rejected before the builders settled on an appropriate one.<\/p>\n

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In the parable under consideration here, references to prophets and apostles, and ultimately to the divine Son himself, are painfully clear. \u00a0And Jesus is the chief cornerstone whose qualities go unrecognized by the builders but are known to God and the discerning faithful.<\/p>\n

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Some, incidentally, think that the actual \u201cstone rejected by the builders\u201d may have been found. \u00a0The idea is that Jesus may have been using a particular stone as a visual aid:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/tbts.info\/episodes\/1443<\/a><\/p>\n

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