“Although Christ commits many acts that might be considered revolutionary, as we discussed in Rule I, He is nonetheless explicitly portrayed in the Gospels as the master of tradition.”

—  Jordan Peterson , book Beyond Order

Source: Books, Beyond Order (2021), p. 197

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