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579 This principle of integral observance of the Law not only in letter but in spirit was dear to the Pharisees. By giving Israel this principle they had led many Jews of Jesus' time to an extreme religious zeal. ³³⁴ This zeal, were it not to lapse into "hypocritical" casuistry, ³³⁵ could only prepare the People for the unprecedented intervention of God through the perfect fulfilment of the Law by the only Righteous One in place of all sinners. ³³⁶

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Paragraph 1. Jesus and Israel

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334 Cf. Rom 10:2.

335 Cf. Mt 15:31; Lk 11:39-54.

336 Cf. Isa 53:11; Heb 9:15.

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