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In Matthew 15, Jesus has an unusual interaction with a Canaanite woman. She calls on Him for help, and He seems to ignore her. She asks again, and this time he seems rude. What is going on here? Where is the Jesus who loves the forgotten, who listens to the neglected? Jesus, in his behavior, demonstrates the way society expected a good rabbi to treat a Gentile woman. As the story ends, Jesus reveals his true nature to her and challenges the status quo that culture expected him to fulfill.