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iliation and doom. But Mother Zebedee's tunnel vision persists.

The fundamental consensus of commentators on Matt. 20.20-28 is that the passage is a caution against presuming too much where the kingdom of heaven is concerned. Mueller compares the mother to two other enterprising mothers in the Old Testament, Rebecca (mother of Jacob) and Bathsheba (mother of Solomon). In the encounter with Jesus, Mueller says, "We can almost hear the murmurs of the audience: 'How clever of her.' 'Such lucky sons!' (Mueller 39). However, Mueller continues:

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