<p>22:42&nbsp;<em>What do you think of the Christ</em>- The use of&nbsp;<em>dokeo</em>, to seem or think, may be a hint that Matthew is here combating at least the incipient beginnings of Docetism, the idea that Christ only appeared to be whoever He was, a kind of Divine image cast upon the earth. This came to full term in the theology of the Trinity some time later.</p><p><em>Whose son is he? They said to him: The son of David</em>- They were surely aware that Jesus was a son of David, on both the sides of Mary and Joseph. For they would&rsquo;ve done their homework as to His apparent family of origin. See on 22:45&nbsp;<em>How is He his son.</em></p><p>Lk. 20:41 records that the Lord addressed a question to the wider audience: &ldquo;How say they that Christ is David&rsquo;s son?&rdquo;. Having let the Pharisees give the answer, He then asks others how this can be the case. Again, the Lord&rsquo;s dialogues with the Pharisees was not simply to try to convert them, but in order that the audience would learn. See on 22:33&nbsp;<em>When the multitude heard this.&nbsp;</em>Mk. 12:37 concludes the section by observing that &ldquo;the common people heard Him gladly&rdquo;, so again we see how the records seamlessly complement each other.</p>