In Jesus' conversation with the Canaanite woman, he comes across as sounding downright disrespectful...but is he really trying to provoke a reaction from his disciples? Elizabeth Garnsey and John Kennedy point out some noteworthy things about the Canaanite woman, why the disciples might be worried, and how the kingdom of God is pretty scandalizing.

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