out of curiosity I googled "jesus talking about sin." even the fairly conservative article I skimmed conceded that the only time jesus explicitly used the language/framework was when he was talking about forgiveness. and the gospels make it clear that forgiveness is a matter of an individual having compassion for another human being. it's interesting to me that jesus does not appeal to a legal framework for harm as is so common in both the tradition before him and after him. he certainly emphasizes an empathic framework for harm and repair, though. I wonder if Jesus cut out the middleman as well.
out of curiosity I googled "jesus talking about sin." even the fairly conservative article I skimmed conceded that the only time jesus explicitly used the language/framework was when he was talking about forgiveness. and the gospels make it clear that forgiveness is a matter of an individual having compassion for another human being. it's interesting to me that jesus does not appeal to a legal framework for harm as is so common in both the tradition before him and after him. he certainly emphasizes an empathic framework for harm and repair, though. I wonder if Jesus cut out the middleman as well.