The Central Idea of the Text is that Jesus corrected
the Sadducees about their misunderstanding of the Scriptures and the power of
God concerning resurrection, and provided the correct answer to the lawyer
regarding the greatest commandments of the Mosaic Law. Jesus then posed a question concerning
David’s son, the Messiah—which was actually about Himself—which stumped His
questioners. When they could no longer
trap Him with questions, they decided to resort to violence.