Ottenheijm, Eric examines Jesus’ radical move of sharing a meal with the sinners specifically the tax collectors of His time by presenting several thought-provoking points. He outlines three noteworthy steps concerning Jesus’ response to the Pharisees query of him eating with the tax collectors, which includes the literary context and genre directing on the “sitz im leben” (setting in life) and the incident itself, covering the ritual purification and dietary laws and the meals with tax collectors with the brotherhood of Pharisees. Ottenheijm challenges his readers to a deeper understanding of the three elements of Jesus’ reaction to the question given to him that highlights the image of Jesus as the Divine Doctor, His purpose of his eating
