The Town

"The characteristic of Jesus that left the most lasting impression on his followers and caused the greatest offense to his opponents was his exousia, his sovereign freedom and magisterial authority." Jesus has walked into the religious institution of the day and challenged the leaders and people directly. He has disrupted hundreds of years of tradition and has claimed to do so by God's authority. The leader of the religious wants to know where Jesus gets off telling them what to do. They respond to his disruption quickly and eventually decisively -- at least for the time being.