A shorter episode that continues the teaching that is going on at a Sabbath meal table. These few verses could have been tacked onto the previous episode or even the next one, but I really felt it was necessary to give them a little bit of special attention.
In terms of the topic of rankism, here's a handy book to explore if you are interested:
Robert Fuller, All Rise: Somebodies, Nobodies and the Politics of Dignity (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006)
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