A More Efficient Jesus

Jesus could have had more time for miracles if he didn't have all these disciples tripping him up all the time!  

But he knew the importance of community and that they would need each other - and eventually others like them. That may have been the chief purpose of the three year ministry. In strict theological terms, Jesus could have left a one-page document at the Temple with the added note "Going off to die for everyone's sins now, then rise from the dead. Sending the Holy Spirit for all of you fairly soon." Pretty efficient. Sort of like the Ten Commandments method squared.  But he didn't choose that path  He didn't even do the Ten Commandments method cubed. He created a community that was flawed from just about its first moments, because that was what his people were going to be facing until the end of days.

It must be important.