Hunger and fasting

The end of the fifth chapter and the beginning of the sixth chapter of Dr. Luke's gospel have to do with fasting and eating. Here are some questions to get the brain out of neutral, setting the alert level up a notch:

1. The Bridegroom Jesus is how Jesus describes himself here at the end of Luke 5, and in Matthew’s parables on Judgement Day and in Revelation. How does that Judgement Day view relate to the sabbath as shown in Luke 6:1-11?
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   As always, Jesus supports the Torah, but not necessarily in agreement with the scribes and teachers of the Torah. Why would his actions in vv. 1-10 enrage the scribes?
3. Does the Torah have an independent existence, independent of Moses and his whole history, for instance? Why?
4. Again we see Jesus head up the mountain to pray. What was his prayer like?

How do these concepts lead us to freedom and guide our feet on the way to peace?

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